健康高效工作的得力助手——站立工作台

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一项新研究评估了工作场所使用书桌对健康的影响，发现可调节工作站与提高工作效率，提高精神集中度和改善总体健康状况有关。

该研究由美国室内设计师协会基金会（ASIDF）转型补助金资助，旨在确定可调节工作台对员工身体健康、压力感知和久坐行为的影响，并且为期一年追踪所观察到的行为变化的可持续性。研究由伊坎医学院环境医学与公共卫生系副教授伊丽莎白加兰率领，由伊坎医学院 活动设计中心的多学科研究团队在西奈山全球建筑和设计公司Perkins + Will和Steelcase研究。

“我们很高兴能够分享这项研究的成果，表明对工作场所进行简单调整可以有效改善在办公室环境和其他地区的健康行为。”伊丽莎白加兰博士说。

研究人员评估了接受调节工作站的办公室工作人员的行为变化，使他们能够在站立和坐姿之间转换，并将他们的行为与使用传统办公桌的工作人员的行为进行比较。一半的参与者从Perkins + Will的亚特兰大办事处的一层随机选取，收到了Steelcase可调节工作站，而其他楼层的参与者则保留传统办公桌。投票和问卷调查测算在安装之前和安装后三个月、六个月和十二个月的久坐行为、压力感知和持续的行为变化。

与使用传统办公桌的参与者相比，接受可调式工作站的参与者表示安装后三个月和六个月坐的时间显着减少。十二个月后，接收可调工作站的参与者中有88％的人表示他们使用方便; 65％的人表示工作效率提高：65％表示在工作场所以外对他们的健康产生了积极影响。可调节工作站的参与者也表示有了更好的注意力，并将其推荐给他们的工作地点。

“这项研究发现可调式工作站有利于减少工作场所内外的久坐行为。此外，这些行为改变随着时间持续，并伴有更多的能量，更少的肌肉疼痛和更多的站立姿势意识。在考虑总劳动者健康状况时，雇主会聪明地加入可调节工作站的选项。”加兰博士说。

ASID Resource Center提供了完整的执行摘要，包括对研究中方法和影响的回顾。此外，ASID Academy还提供了一个网络研讨会，概述研究结果。

在西奈山的伊坎医学院率领了这次研究；Steelcase提供了可调节工作站；Perkins+Will贡献了一个站点进行研究；活动设计中心负责协调项目合作伙伴。

“每个组织和研究团队的成员都为本次研究的规划和发展带来了独特而宝贵的经验，”Steelcase的James Brewer说道。

“我们多元化的研究人员和从业者对有效执行这一研究项目非常重要，并且有助于更快地将结果地转化为我们的实践，”Perkins + Will研究主任John Haymaker说。

“对办公环境的持续研究对于确保决策者具备实现最佳建筑设计和运营的知识，以促进员工、客户和/或租户健康的至关重要，”活动设计中心的执行董事Joanna Frank说。

ASID基金会资助创新研究和教育，阐明关于室内设计如何影响人类行为的知识和集体智慧。通过Donghia基金会的支持，年度转型补助金资助基于证据的研究项目，调查室内设计对人类体验的影响。

 “这项调查中的研究将扩大室内设计知识，并有可能改善工作场所及其他地区的幸福感。” ASID基金会董事会主席Patrick Schmidt说。

原文：

New Study: Use of Standing Desks in Workplace Linked to Increased Productivity, Improved Health

A new study evaluating the health and wellness impacts of the use of standing desks in the workplace finds that adjustable workstations are linked to increased worker productivity, improved mental concentration, and improved overall health.

The study, funded by the American Society of Interior Designers Foundation’s (ASIDF) Transform Grant, sought to determine the impact of adjustable workstations on employee health and wellness, perceived stress, and sedentary behavior, and to track the sustainability of the observed behavioral changes over a one-year period. Research was led by Elizabeth Garland, M.D., M.S., associate professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Center for Active Design, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, and Steelcase.

“We are excited to share the results of this study, demonstrating that a simple adjustment to the workplace can effectively improve health behaviors both in the office setting and beyond,” stated Dr. Elizabeth Garland.

Researchers evaluated behavioral changes in office workers who received adjustable workstations that allowed them to shift between standing and sitting, and compared their behavior to that of workers with traditional desks. Half of the participants, randomly selected from one floor of Perkins+Will’s Atlanta office, received Steelcase adjustable workstations, while participants on other floors maintained traditional desks. Polling and questionnaires measured sedentary behavior, perceived stress, and ongoing behavioral changes before installation and at three months, six months, and 12 months.

Compared with participants using traditional desks, participants who received the adjustable workstations reported significantly less sitting three months and six months after installation. After twelve months, 88 percent of participants who received the adjustable workstations reported that they were convenient to use; 65 percent reported increased productivity; and 65 percent indicated that they positively impacted their health outside of the workplace. Participants with adjustable workstations also reported better concentration and would recommend them for their worksite.

“This study found adjustable workstations beneficial in reducing sedentary behavior both in and outside of the workplace. In addition, these behavioral changes were sustained over time and were associated with more energy, less muscle pain, and more awareness of standing posture. When considering totalworker health, employers would be smart to include options for adjustable workstations,” said Dr. Garland.

The full executive summary, including a review of the methodology and implications derived from the research is available on the asid.org Resource Center. Additionally, a webinar outlining the findings of the research is available on the ASID Academy.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai led the research; Steelcase provided the adjustable workstations; Perkins+Will volunteered a site to conduct the research; and Center for Active Design coordinated project partners.

“Each organization and member of the research team brought unique and valuable experience to the formulation and development of the study,” said James Brewer of Steelcase.

“Our diverse team of researchers and practitioners was important to effectively execute this research project, and facilitated the faster translation of the results into our practice,” says John Haymaker, director of research at Perkins+Will.

 “Continuing research in office environments is vital to ensuring decision makers are equipped with the knowledge to implement optimal building design and operations that promote health for their employees, clients, and/or tenants,” said Joanna Frank, executive director, Center for Active Design.

The ASID Foundation supports innovative research and education that articulates knowledge and collective intelligences about how interior design impacts human behavior. The annual Transform Grant, made possible through the support of the Donghia Foundation, funds evidence‐based research projects that investigate the impact of interior design on the human experience.

“The research from this study will broaden interior design knowledge and has the potential to improve well-being in the workplace and beyond,” said Patrick Schmidt, FASID, Chair, ASID Foundation Board of Trustees.