Exploring adults’ experiences of sedentary behaviour and participation in non-workplace interventions designed to reduce sedentary behaviour: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies [PDF]
Background Sedentary behaviour is any waking behaviour characterised by an energy expenditure of ≤1.5 metabolic equivalent of task while in a sitting or reclining posture.
G. H. Rawlings +9 more
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Exploring sedentary behaviour reduction interventions in the primary healthcare setting: a scoping review [PDF]
Background Excessive sitting time is a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases and an increased risk of early mortality. Primary healthcare is a viable setting to target population health behaviour change.
Aaron Beecroft +4 more
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Intervention development to reduce sedentary behaviour among adults: a qualitative investigation using the Behaviour Change Wheel [PDF]
Background Reducing prolonged sedentary behaviour is recommended to improve population health. The development of behaviour change interventions requires understanding context-specific determinants, which may differ across domains of transportation ...
Hannah Harsanyi +15 more
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Occupational sedentary behaviour and mental health symptoms among software and IT workers in China: a cross-sectional study using path analysis [PDF]
Evidence regarding the association between occupational sedentary behaviour and common mental health symptoms remains limited. As the workplace contributes substantially to daily sedentary time, understanding its association with employees’ mental health
Ming Jin +2 more
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Research priorities for child and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviours : an international perspective using a twin-panel Delphi procedure [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The quantity and quality of studies in child and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviour have rapidly increased, but research directions are often pursued in a reactive and uncoordinated manner.
Nigg, Claudio +120 more
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Early predictors of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in 8-10 year old children : the Gateshead Millennium Study [PDF]
With a number of studies suggesting associations between early life influences and later chronic disease risk, it is suggested that associations between early growth and later physical activity (PA) may be a mediator. However, conflicting evidence exists
Mann Kay D. +18 more
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Background People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) generally spend a large amount of time sitting. This increases their risk of cardiovascular disease, premature mortality, diabetes-related complications and mental health problems. There is a paucity
Daniel P. Bailey +7 more
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Sedentary behaviour and brain health in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review [PDF]
Sedentary behaviour may increase the risk of dementia. Studying physiological effects of sedentary behaviour on cerebral health may provide new insights into the nature of this association. Accordingly, we reviewed if and how acute and habitual sedentary
Maasakkers, CM +34 more
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Using the behaviour change wheel to develop an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in university students [PDF]
Background: High levels of sedentary behaviour – waking activities that involve sitting or reclining and a low amount of energy expenditure – are associated with negative health outcomes.
Castro Serrano, Oscar
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BackgroundResearch shows that frailty is associated with higher sedentary behaviour, but the evidence to date regarding this association is inconclusive.
Nestor Asiamah +7 more
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