Conceptual Design of Working from Home Based on Behavior Change in New Normal

Millions of workers have been uprooted by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and been thrown into a “new normal” of working from home offices. To further complicate things, many individuals were provided with only a laptop and little, if any, education on setting up an ergonomically correct workstation. As a result, many home office–based workers potentially face suboptimal working conditions. Based on 41 home office ergonomic evaluations, most ergonomic concerns related to laptop usage, nonadjustable chairs without armrests, low monitor heights, and hard desk surfaces. If home-based office work continues, people need to understand the ramifications of poor workstation.

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A randomized controlled feasibility trial of a home-based walking behavior–change intervention for people with intermittent claudication

Journal of Vascular Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.jvn.2018.11.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 135-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Melissa N. Galea Holmes ◽

John A. Weinman ◽

Lindsay M. Bearne

Keyword(s):

Behavior Change ◽

Intermittent Claudication ◽

Feasibility Trial ◽

Behavior Change Intervention ◽

Walking Behavior ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Home Based

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A home-based pulmonary rehabilitation mHealth system to enhance the exercise capacity of patients with COPD: development and evaluation

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making ◽

10.1186/s12911-021-01694-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ning Deng ◽

Leiyi Sheng ◽

Wangshu Jiang ◽

Yongfa Hao ◽

Shuoshuo Wei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Behavior Change ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Exercise Capacity ◽

Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

Exercise Prescription ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Pilot Studies ◽

Home Based ◽

Copd Patients ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience deficits in exercise capacity and physical activity as their disease progresses. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can enhance exercise capacity of patients and it is crucial for patients to maintain a lifestyle which is long-term physically active. This study aimed to develop a home-based rehabilitation mHealth system incorporating behavior change techniques (BCTs) for COPD patients, and evaluate its technology acceptance and feasibility. Methods Guided by the medical research council (MRC) framework the process of this study was divided into four steps. In the first step, the prescription was constructed. The second step was to formulate specific intervention functions based on the behavior change wheel theory. Subsequently, in the third step we conducted iterative system development. And in the last step two pilot studies were performed, the first was for the improvement of system functions and the second was to explore potential clinical benefits and validate the acceptance and usability of the system. Results A total of 17 participants were enrolled, among them 12 COPD participants completed the 12-week study. For the clinical outcomes, Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) showed significant difference (P = .023) over time with an improvement exceeded the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Change in respiratory symptom (CAT score) was statistically different (P = .031) with a greater decrease of − 3. The mMRC levels reduced overall and showed significant difference. The overall compliance of this study reached 82.20% (± 1.68%). The results of questionnaire and interviews indicated good technology acceptance and functional usability. The participants were satisfied with the mHealth-based intervention. Conclusions This study developed a home-based PR mHealth system for COPD patients. We showed that the home-based PR mHealth system incorporating BCTs is a feasible and acceptable intervention for COPD patients, and COPD patients can benefit from the intervention delivered by the system. The proposed system played an important auxiliary role in offering exercise prescription according to the characteristics of patients. It provided means and tools for further individuation of exercise prescription in the future.

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A Mobile App Adopting an Identity Focus to Promote Physical Activity (MoveDaily): Iterative Design Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.16720 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Floris Hooglugt ◽

Geke D S Ludden

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Behavior Change ◽

Conceptual Design ◽

Mobile App ◽

Design Phase ◽

Design Study ◽

Web Based ◽

Iterative Design ◽

Conceptual Design Phase ◽

Oriented Approach

BACKGROUND Web-based and mobile interventions to influence physical activity behavior have had limited effects on sustained behavior change. One reason may be that the interventions aim to change largely habitual behavior. Following an identity-oriented approach could be a successful strategy to behavior change because people are committed to behave in line with their self-perception of identity. OBJECTIVE In this paper, we take a closer look at the role of motivation in long-term adherence to lifestyle interventions. The paper outlines a method for web-based or mobile intervention development that allows exploration of integrating behavior change theory into the design process. We will describe the development of a mobile app that allows people to be self-determined and to value and self-regulate physical activity by adopting an identity-oriented approach. METHODS This paper describes a Research through Design (RtD) process in which design activities are carried out as part of the knowledge-generating process. Two RtD phases were completed, followed by a conceptual design phase. In the first RtD phase, 8 participants used diary cards to study initial attitudes toward starting with small changes in physical activity. In the second RtD phase, 26 participants used a web-based app to study changes in physical activity. We used an adapted version of the Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) to evaluate individuals’ perceptions of a particular behavior with respect to the three facets of a habit. The conceptual design phase consolidated the results from first two RtD phases into a design of a mobile app that combines an identity approach with gamification principles. The conceptual design was evaluated in a user-experience study with 4 participants. RESULTS In the first RtD phase, we found that interacting daily with diary cards and reflecting on physical activity patterns is a promising strategy but works better through a digital medium. In the second RtD phase, SHRI ratings from all participants generally increased each week. In the conceptual design phase, we found that the concept of the mobile app was positively evaluated by participants. However, participants mentioned that terms such as “identity” do not resonate with them and that scenarios could be simpler. CONCLUSIONS This paper provides deeper insights into designing for electronic health (eHealth) interventions and services and suggests a new way that motivation can be shaped by the design of an intervention and adherence to physical activity. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first iterative design study in which the effects of adopting an identity approach to both motivation and physical activity were included and observed. Initial promising results were found for using a web-based intervention where habits and identification with the personal importance of a behavior were repetitively triggered.

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Working from home and income inequality: risks of a ‘new normal’ with COVID-19

Journal of Population Economics ◽

10.1007/s00148-020-00800-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 303-360 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Luca Bonacini ◽

Giovanni Gallo ◽

Sergio Scicchitano

Keyword(s):

Income Inequality ◽

New Normal ◽

Working From Home

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Will working from home become the ‘new normal’ in the public sector?

Australian Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1111/1467-8500.12444 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 79 (4) ◽

pp. 601-607

Author(s):

Sue Williamson ◽

Linda Colley ◽

Sally Hanna‐Osborne

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

New Normal ◽

The Public ◽

Working From Home

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Instructive roles and supportive relationships: client perspectives of their engagement with community health workers in a rural South African home visiting program

International Journal for Equity in Health ◽

10.1186/s12939-020-01377-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Christina A. Laurenzi ◽

Sarah Skeen ◽

Bronwynè J. Coetzee ◽

Vuyolwethu Notholi ◽

Sarah Gordon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Behavior Change ◽

Community Health ◽

Low Income ◽

Access To Health Care ◽

Home Visiting ◽

Health Workers ◽

Transfer Of Knowledge ◽

Supportive Relationships ◽

Rural South ◽

Home Based

Abstract Background Community health worker (CHW) programs have been positioned as a way to meet the needs of those who experience marginalization and inequitable access to health care, and current global health narratives also emphasize their adaptable nature to meet growing health burdens in low-income settings. However, as CHW programs adopt more technical roles, the value of CHWs in building relationships with clients tends to be overlooked. More importantly, these programs are often reframed and redeployed without attending to the interests and needs of program clients themselves. We set out to gather perspectives of program and CHW engagement from clients of a maternal and child health program in rural South Africa. Methods We conducted 26 interviews with pregnant or recently-delivered clients of the Enable Mentor Mother program between February–March 2018. After obtaining informed consent, a trained research assistant conducted all interviews in the clients’ home language, isiXhosa. Interviews, translated and transcribed into English, were organized and coded using ATLAS.ti software and thematically analyzed. Results We found that clients’ home-based interactions with Mentor Mothers were generally positive, and that these engagements were characterized by two core themes, instructive roles and supportive relationships.. Instructive roles facilitated the transfer of knowledge and uptake of new information for behavior change. Relationships were developed within the home visit setting, but also extended beyond routine visits, especially when clients required further instrumental support. Clients further discussed a sense of agency gained through these interactions, even in cases where they chose not to, or were unable to, heed their Mentor Mother’s advice. Conclusions These findings highlight the important roles that CHWs can assume in providing both instructive and supportive care to clients; as deepening relationships may be key for encouraging behavior change, these findings pinpoint the need to bolster training and support for CHWs in similar programs. They also emphasize the importance of integrating more channels for client feedback into existing programs, to ensure that clients’ voices are heard and accounted for in shaping ongoing engagement within the communities in which these programs operate.

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Gauging the impact of personal lifestyle, indoor environmental quality and work-related factors on occupant productivity when working from home

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-10-2021-0941 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Xingzhou Guo ◽

Hongyue Wu ◽

Yunfeng Chen ◽

Yuan Chang ◽

Yibin Ao

Keyword(s):

Environmental Quality ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Indoor Environmental Quality ◽

Related Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

Working From Home ◽

Home Based ◽

Flexible Schedule ◽

Environment Control

PurposePersonal lifestyle, work environments and work-related factors can significantly affect occupant productivity. Although many studies examine the affecting factors of occupant productivity in offices, explorations for the home-based work environment, which is designed mainly for living purposes, are still scarce. Moreover, current pandemic has made work from home a new normal for workers around the world. Therefore, it is important to identify key causal factors of occupant productivity when working from home.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed descriptive analysis and regression analysis method to explore the relationship among personal lifestyle, indoor environmental quality and work-related factors toward occupant productivity. A questionnaire including a comprehensive list of key measures was designed and 189 valid responses were collected from more than 13,000 participants.FindingsResults show that a healthy lifestyle, the perceived satisfaction of visual and acoustic environment, communication, interest in work, workload, flexible schedule and privacy positively affect occupant productivity when working from home, while coffee consumption, outside views and windows have negative effect.Originality/valueOpportunities to enhance occupants' home-based work productivity include developing a healthy lifestyle by taking advantage of flexible schedule, equipping a working room at home with advanced and intelligent environment control systems, and improving communication, workload and schedule by changing the policy of companies.

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