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Development and implementation of ‘just right’ physical behavior in industrial work based on the Goldilocks Work Principle - a feasibility study
The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Health Science and Psychology, Occupational Health Science. University of Gävle, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1443-6211
The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
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2021 (English)In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ISSN 1661-7827, E-ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 18, no 9, article id 4707Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The Goldilocks Work Principle expresses that productive work should be redesigned to comprise physical behaviors of different intensities in a composition promoting workers’ health and fitness. This study is the first to assess the feasibility of redesigning work in an industrial setting according to the Goldilocks Work Principle. We recruited workers (n=20) from a brewery in Denmark, and we conducted a participatory 16-week intervention including a workshop and two consultations. The workshop aimed to support the workers in modifying their work, while the consultations assisted the eventual implementation. Feasibility was evaluated as per three aspects: 1) developing modifications of work, 2) implementing these modifications, and 3) changing physical behavior and self-reported fatigue, pain and energy. The three aspects were addressed through records completed by the workers, measurements of workers’ physical behavior and intensity during ‘control’ workdays (i.e., usual work) and ‘intervention’ workdays (i.e. modified work), and self-reported fatigue, pain and energy level following both types of workdays. Five modifications to work were developed, and three of these five modifications were implemented. To some extent, physical behavior and intensity changed as intended during ‘intervention’ workdays compared to ‘control’ workdays. Workers were also less fatigued, had less pain, and had more energy after ‘intervention’ workdays. These results suggest that it is feasible to develop and implement modified work based on the Goldilocks Work Principle among industrial workers. However, we also identified several barriers to the implementation of such modifications.

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MDPI , 2021. Vol. 18, no 9, article id 4707
Keywords [en]
Physical behavior; Health; Workplace; Intervention; Goldilocks Work Principle
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Occupational Health and Environmental Health
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Health-Promoting Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-35451DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094707ISI: 000650263400001PubMedID: 33925078Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85104774856OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-35451DiVA, id: diva2:1538339
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