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Associations of working from home with occupational physical activity and sedentary behavior under the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Health, 2021
To compare physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) levels during work time between those who work from home (WFH) and at workplaces (no WFH), and by WFH subgroups.
Noritoshi Fukushima   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why older adults spend time sedentary and break their sedentary behavior: a mixed methods approach using life-logging equipment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Older adults are recommended to reduce their sedentary time to promote healthy ageing. To develop effective interventions identifying when, why, and how older adults are able to change their sitting habits is important. The aim of this mixed-method study
Chastin, Sebastien F. M.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Response to COVID-19 and Their Associations with Mental Health in 3052 US Adults

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic altered many facets of life. We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19-related public health guidelines on physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior, mental health, and their interrelations.
Jacob D. Meyer   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differences in context-specific sedentary behaviors according to weight status in adolescents, adults and seniors: a compositional data analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
To develop effective sedentary behavior interventions aimed at people who are overweight/obese, detailed insight is needed into the contexts of sedentary behavior of these people.
Cardon, Greet   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

Ejercicio físico y estilo de vida sedentario: consecuencias para la salud [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Perhaps the greatest barriers for achieving major advances in public health in the twenty-first century result from the paralysis of the pandemic paradigm or from the widespread inability to envision alternative or new models of thought.
Alves, Susana   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Sedentary Behavior Research Priorities—NHLBI/NIA Sedentary Behavior Workshop Summary [PDF]

open access: yesMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2015
Over the course of 2013, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) collaborated with a multi-national group of expert scientists to convene, host and facilitate a four-part virtual webinar workshop on sedentary behavior.
Josephine Boyington   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Assessing sedentary behavior using wearable devices: An overview and future directions

open access: yesJournal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2017
Accurate assessments of sedentary behavior are critically important to monitor the proportion of prolonged sedentary behavior, to investigate causal relationships with health outcomes, and to test the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing ...
Hiroyuki Sasai
doaj   +1 more source

Physical activity, obesity and sedentary behavior in cancer etiology: epidemiologic evidence and biologic mechanisms

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, 2020
An estimated 30–40% of cancers can be prevented through changes in modifiable lifestyle and environmental risk factors known to be associated with cancer incidence.
C. Friedenreich   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gender differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior: Results from over 200,000 Latin-American children and adolescents

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
More physical activity and less sedentary behavior is beneficial for children and adolescents. Worldwide, gender differences are >8% favorable for men and the Latin-American region presents an even higher level of insufficient physical activity among ...
J. Brazo-Sayavera   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health-related quality of life, adiposity, and sedentary behavior in patients with early schizophrenia: Preliminary study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: To examine adiposity and sedentary behavior in relation to health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with early schizophrenia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was used to assess adiposity by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans ...
Brar, JS, Ganguli, R, Strassnig, M
core   +1 more source

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