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Sedentary behaviour among older adults residing in flat and hilly neighbourhoods and its association with frailty and chronic disease status

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Living in hilly neighbourhoods can be associated with sedentary behaviour, but no study has compared sedentary behaviour and its associations with frailty, chronic diseases, and poor health between flat and hilly neighbourhoods among older ...
Nestor Asiamah, Simon Mawulorm Agyemang, Edgar Ramos Vieira, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Janvier Gasana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing sedentary behaviours after stroke: findings from qualitative observations and interviews with stroke survivors and their caregivers

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Stroke survivors are more sedentary than healthy, age-matched controls, independent of functional capacity. Interventions are needed to encourage a reduction in overall sedentary time, and regular breaks in prolonged periods of sedentary ...
Jennifer Hall, Sarah Morton, Claire F. Fitzsimons, Jessica Faye Hall, Rekesh Corepal, Coralie English, Anne Forster, Rebecca Lawton, Anita Patel, Gillian Mead, David J. Clarke   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring adults’ experiences of sedentary behaviour and participation in non-workplace interventions designed to reduce sedentary behaviour: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

BMC Public Health, 2019
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, R. K. Williams, D. J. Clarke, C. English, C. Fitzsimons, I. Holloway, R. Lawton, G. Mead, A. Patel, A. Forster   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

It's not just the television: survey analysis of sedentary behaviour in New Zealand young people

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2011
Background Sedentary behaviour has been linked with adverse health outcomes in young people; however, the nature and context of being sedentary is poorly understood.
Foley Louise S, Maddison Ralph, Jiang Yannan, Olds Timothy, Ridley Kate   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between sedentary behaviour and physical literacy in Canadian children: a cross-sectional analysis from the RBC-CAPL Learn to Play study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Physical literacy is the foundation of a physically active lifestyle. Sedentary behaviour displays deleterious associations with important health indicators in children.
Travis J. Saunders, Dany J. MacDonald, Jennifer L. Copeland, Patricia E. Longmuir, Joel D. Barnes, Kevin Belanger, Brenda Bruner, Melanie J. Gregg, Nathan Hall, Angela M. Kolen, Barbi Law, Luc J. Martin, Dwayne Sheehan, Michelle R. Stone, Sarah J. Woodruff, Mark S. Tremblay   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a systematic review

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2021
Objective In March 2020, several countries banned unnecessary outdoor activities during COVID-19, commonly called ‘lockdowns. These lockdowns have the potential to impact associated levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
Lee Smith, Mark Tully, Felipe Schuch, Laurie Butler, Yvonne Barnett, Stephanie Stockwell, Mike Trott, Jae Shin, Daragh McDermott   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effectiveness of sedentary behaviour interventions on sitting time and screen time in children and adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2020
Background There is increasing concern about the time people spend in sedentary behaviour, including screen time, leisure and occupational sitting. The number of both primary research studies (published trials) and reviews has been growing rapidly in ...
Phuong Nguyen, Long Khanh-Dao Le, Dieu Nguyen, Lan Gao, David W. Dunstan, Marj Moodie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social physical activity and sedentary behaviour as key determinants of humour expression and loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional study using bayesian variable selection approach. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Soga K, Uno A, Kawamura T, Kamijo K, Taki Y.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Objectively Measured Total and Occupational Sedentary Time in Three Work Settings. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:Sedentary behaviour increases the risk for morbidity. Our primary aim is to determine the proportion and factors associated with objectively measured total and occupational sedentary time in three work settings.
Paula van Dommelen, Jennifer K Coffeng, Hidde P van der Ploeg, Allard J van der Beek, Cécile R L Boot, Ingrid J M Hendriksen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing sedentary behaviour in the workplace [PDF]

BMJ, 2018
No abstract available.
openaire   +2 more sources