Innovative Sitzmechanik zur Förderung der Gesundheit
As a follow-up project to the Dyn-Sit-Pain study, this research aims to investigate the overall health as well as the physical and mental well-being through dynamic office chairs. The development of an innovative dynamic office chair concept will be professionally and scientifically supported, and the developed prototypes will be examined within the framework of usability studies.
The increasing digitalization of many professions leads to a steady increase in sitting times and thus to a decrease in work-related and everyday physical activity. The term “active/dynamic sitting” describes the idea that people should move and adjust naturally, rather than remaining rigid in one position. This aims to avoid the negative health effects of static sitting. There are already various chair concepts on the market based on different technical principles, such as rotating seats, swivel chairs, and chairs with pendulum or exercise ball principles.
Since the previous Dyn-Sit-Pain study by the University of Applied Health Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria showed that dynamic sitting can lead to a significant reduction in back pain and mental fatigue, further prototypes of dynamic seating furniture are to be developed. A usability study will also determine which seating mechanisms have the greatest impact on dynamic sitting behavior and health-related parameters.
FAIR Statement:
The usability study will be submitted to an ethics committee for review and approval. The study protocol will be registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, and the results will be published after the study is completed.
Project team
FH-Prof. Aff. Hon. Asst. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schwartz BSc MSc
Research Coordinator, Scientific and Biometric Member of the Institutional Ethics Board
Sebastian Rosendahl Huber MScN
Research Nursing Science, Scientific member of the institutional ethics boardJulia Wild BSc MSc
Academic Staff, Works council (replacement), Media didactics coordination
