upSTANDing GP
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The feasibility and acceptability of using height-adjustable workstations to facilitate standing during GP consultations with adult patients
IRAS ID
288859
Contact name
Jen Fensome
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Loughborough University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
There is strong evidence that sitting for long periods of time can contribute to poor health and wellbeing. We aim to investigate the practicalities of GPs standing during consultations with their adult patients, and look at whether this is acceptable to both GPs and their patients. We also aim to examine whether having a desks that allows GP to sit or stand changes the amount of time GPs spend sitting each day and whether this has an impact on the amount of physical activity GPs do each day. We are also interested in whether GP’s standing has any impact on the relationship between GPs and patients. To do this, we will give GPs a desk that allows them to sit and stand and ask them to use this during consultations with adult patients and during any other time of their day working. We will encourage GPs to stand during as many consultations with their patients as possible and to stand during other working tasks such as administration and doing phone calls. We will measure GPs sitting time and physical activity before getting the workstation and then again when they have the workstation. We will ask patients to complete a brief questionnaire immediately following a consultation where their GP was standing which will explore how they felt about their GP standing. Patients will be asked if they are willing to be contacted at a later date to take part in a telephone interview which will explore their experiences of standing up with their GP during their consultation. GPs will also be asked to take part in an interview after they have experienced standing consultations to explore their thought and experiences about this and if it had any impact on their relationships with their patients
REC name
Wales REC 2
REC reference
21/WA/0082
Date of REC Opinion
12 Mar 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion