Table 4.
Students’ and instructors’ predicted changes in health and academic outcomes if standing desks were made available in college classrooms.
| Factor (Value) | Students (n = 993) | Instructors (n = 149) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Worse (1) | No Change (2) | Get Better (3) | Get Worse (1) | No Change (2) | Get Better (3) | |
| Physical Health | 2.3 | 41.7 | 56.0 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 67.1 |
| Joint Pain | 31.0 | 46.8 | 22.4 | 13.4 | 45.0 | 41.6 |
| Fatigue | 33.8 | 28.7 | 37.5 | 26.9 | 35.6 | 37.6 |
| Attention | 18.2 | 30.8 | 51.0 | 6.0 | 27.5 | 66.4 |
| Restlessness | 24.8 | 22.1 | 53.1 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 53.7 |
| Academic Performance | 8.1 | 54.8 | 37.2 | 4.0 | 58.4 | 37.6 |
| Engagement | 8.8 | 42.6 | 48.6 | 5.4 | 32.9 | 61.7 |
| Boredom | 7.6 | 48.1 | 44.3 | 5.4 | 44.3 | 50.3 |
All results are presented as percentages. Improvement refers to the average perceived improvement across all measures.