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. 2016 Mar 17;2016(3):CD010912. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010912.pub3

Summary of findings 6.

Computer prompts + information compared to information alone for reducing sitting at work

Computer prompts + information compared to information alone for reducing sitting at work
Patient or population: employees who sit at work Settings: workplace Intervention: computer prompt + information Comparison: information alone
Outcomes Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI) Relative effect (95% CI) No of participants (studies) Quality of the evidence (GRADE) Comments
Assumed risk Corresponding risk
Information alone Computer prompt + information
Time spent sitting at work Accelerometer‐inclinometer Follow‐up: short term The mean time spent sitting at work in the control group was 289 minutes/day4 The mean time spent sitting at work in the intervention group was 17 minutes less (48 less to 14 more) 59 (2 studies) ⊕⊕⊕⊝ low1,2
Time spent sitting at work Self‐reported Follow‐up: median 13 weeks The mean time spent sitting at work in the control group was 362 minutes/day4 The mean time spent sitting at work in the intervention group was 55 minutes less (96 to 14 less) 34 (1 study) ⊕⊕⊝⊝ low2,3
*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI). CI: confidence interval
GRADE Working Group grades of evidence High quality: further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect Moderate quality: further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate Low quality: further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate Very low quality: we are very uncertain about the estimate

1 Risk of bias high due to selective reporting and attrition bias, downgraded with one level 2 Small sample size, downgraded with one level 3 Risk of bias high due to unblinded outcome assessment, downgraded with one level

4 Sitting time in the control group