Total and domain‐specific sitting time among employees in desk‐based work settings in Australia
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015 Objective: To describe the total and domain‐specific daily sitting time among a sample of Australian office‐based employees. Methods: In April 2010, paper‐based surveys were provided to desk‐based employees (n=801) in Victoria, Australia. Total daily and
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Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2022 During a local COVID-19 surge in late 2021, salaried health system leaders were asked to volunteer for nonclinical hospital shifts to help alleviate staffing shortages. The author, a family physician by training now working largely in a population health administrative role, signed up to serve as a patient sitter.
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Do walking strategies to increase physical activity reduce reported sitting in workplaces: A randomized control trial [PDF]
, 2009 Background Interventions designed to increase workplace physical activity may not automatically reduce high volumes of sitting, a behaviour independently linked to chronic diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes.
Burton, Nicola W. +31 more
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Self-reported sitting time and physical activity: interactive associations with mental well-being and productivity in office employees. [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Little is known about how sitting time, alone or in combination with markers of physical activity (PA), influences mental well-being and work productivity.
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Associations between daily sitting time and the combinations of lifestyle risk factors in men [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Understanding the reciprocal role that multiple problematic behaviours play in men's health is important for intervention delivery and for reducing the healthcare burden.
Robertson, S. +11 more
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A randomised-controlled feasibility study of the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting time in individuals with type 2 diabetes : study protocol [PDF]
, 2021 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.
Edwardson, Charlotte L. +11 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has the potential to yield new insights into the prediction and modeling of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB).
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Biology, 2022 Background: Sitting or standing during prolonged periods is related to leg swelling. It is unknown if interrupting sedentary behavior can attenuate lower leg swelling.
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Reliability of the Soleus H-Reflex in Different Sitting Postures
Medical Sciences, 2020 The Soleus (SOL) Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) is commonly recorded in sitting position. However, the reliability of recording is unknown. We assessed the reliability of SOL H-reflex amplitude measurements across multiple traces and sessions during erect ...
Hamad S. Al Amer +2 more
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Patterns of impact resulting from a 'sit less, move more' web-based program in sedentary office employees. [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: Encouraging office workers to 'sit less and move more' encompasses two public health priorities. However, there is little evidence on the effectiveness of workplace interventions for reducing sitting, even less about the longer term effects of ...
Martínez-Lemos Iván +51 more
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