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Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: how and when do changes to sitting time occur? [PDF]

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014
ObjectiveTo investigate how and when changes in workplace sitting time occurred following a workplace intervention to inform evaluation of intervention success.MethodThe 4-week Stand Up Comcare study (June–September 2011) aimed to reduce workplace sitting time via regularly interrupting and replacing sitting time throughout the day.
Stephens, Samantha, Winkler, Elizabeth, Trost, Stewart, Dunstan, David, Eakin, Elizabeth, Chastin, Sebastien, Healy, Genevieve   +6 more
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Correlates of Sitting Time in Working Age Australian Women: Who Should Be Targeted With Interventions to Decrease Sitting Time? [PDF]

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2012
Background:While there is emerging evidence that sedentary behavior is negatively associated with health risk, research on the correlates of sitting time in adults is scarce.Methods:Self-report data from 7724 women born between 1973–1978 and 8198 women born between 1946–1951 were collected as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.
van Uffelen, Jannique, Heesch, Kristiann, Brown, Wendy   +2 more
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Validity of Self-Reported Measures of Workplace Sitting Time and Breaks in Sitting Time [PDF]

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2011
To understand the prevalence and potential health effect of prolonged workplace sedentary (sitting) time, valid measures are required. Here, we examined the criterion validity of a brief self-reported measure of workplace sitting time and breaks in sitting time.An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess workplace sitting time (h·d(-1))
Clark, B., Thorp, A., A.H. Winkler, E., Gardiner, P., Healy, Genevieve, Owen, N., Dunstan, D.   +6 more
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Validity of long-term and short-term recall of occupational sitting time in Finnish and Chinese office workers

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2020
Background: As sedentary behavior is a global health issue, there is a need for methods of self-reported sitting assessment. The accuracy and reliability of these methods should also be tested in various populations and different cultural contexts.
Ying Gao, Neil J. Cronin, Nina Nevala, Taija Finni   +3 more
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Sitting and Activity Time in People With Stroke [PDF]

Physical Therapy, 2016
BackgroundExcessive sitting time is linked to cardiovascular disease morbidity. To date, no studies have accurately measured sitting time patterns in people with stroke.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the amount and pattern of accumulation of sitting time, physical activity, and use of time in people with stroke compared with age ...
English, C, Healy, GN, Coates, A, Lewis, L, Olds, T, Bernhardt, J   +5 more
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Effect of Prolonged Sitting and Breaks in Sitting Time on Endothelial Function [PDF]

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2015
Sitting time (ST) is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors, whereas breaking ST has been reported to be beneficial for reducing cardiovascular risk.The objective of this study is to examine the effects of breaking ST on superficial femoral artery (SFA) endothelial function.1) Prolonged sitting would induce endothelial dysfunction and ...
Thosar, Saurabh S., Bielko, Sylvanna L., Mather, Kieren J., Johnston, Jeanne D., Wallace, Janet P.   +4 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., Brierley, Marsha, Bailey, Daniel P., Biddle, Stuart J. H., Bailey, Daniel, Chater, Angel, Pappas, Yannis, Chater, Angel M., Dong, Feng, Hewson, David, Hewson, David J., Brierley, Marsha L.   +11 more
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Assessing Sitting Across Contexts: Development of the Multicontext Sitting Time Questionnaire [PDF]

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
To describe the development and preliminary evaluation of the Multicontext Sitting Time Questionnaire (MSTQ).During development of the MSTQ, contexts and domains of sitting behavior were utilized as recall cues to improve the accuracy of sitting assessment.
Geoffrey P, Whitfield, Kelley K Pettee, Gabriel, Harold W, Kohl   +2 more
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Using the Behavior Change Wheel to Understand University Students' Prolonged Sitting Time and Identify Potential Intervention Strategies [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Several national public health guidelines recommend individuals to minimize time spent in prolonged, continuous periods of sitting. Developing effective interventions to break up sitting, however, requires in-depth understanding of the ...
Biddle, Stuart J.H., Cagas, J, Biddle, SJH, Bennie, J, Castro, Oscar, Vergeer, I, Castro, O, Cagas, Jonathan, Vergeer, Ineke, Bennie, Jason   +9 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.
Fortuño Godes, Jesús, Bort-Roig, Judit, González-Suárez, Á, Ángel Manuel González-Suárez, Puig-Ribera, Anna, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Nicholas D Gilson, McKenna, J, González-Suárez, Angel M., Iván Martínez-Lemos, González-Suárez, Ángel Manuel, Bort Roig, Judit, Muñoz-Ortiz, L, Muñoz-Ortiz, Laura, Puig Ribera, Anna, Giné-Garriga, M, Giné-Garriga, Maria, Martínez-Lemos, Rodolfo Iván, Gilson, Nicholas D., Gilson, Nicholas D, Puig-Ribera, A, Martínez-Lemos, I, Martínez-Lemos, Iván, Jesús Fortuño, Fortuño, Jesús, González Suárez, Ángel Manuel, Gilson, ND, Manuel González-Suárez, Ángel, Anna Puig-Ribera, Maria Giné-Garriga, Fortuño, J, Judit Bort-Roig, Bort-Roig, J, Jim McKenna, McKenna, Jim   +34 more
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