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. +20 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. +9 more
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Device-assessed total and prolonged sitting time: associations with anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in adults [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: Assessment of sitting has been challenging and nuances in the length of sitting are often missed. Methods: The present study assessed total, short and prolonged sitting time, and number of breaks from sitting, and their association with ...
J Henson (7708133) +20 more
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Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: How and when do changes to sitting time occur? [PDF]
, 2014 Objective To investigate how and when changes in workplace sitting time occurred following a workplace intervention to inform evaluation of intervention ...
Winkler, Elisabeth A. H. +17 more
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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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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Gendered patterns of physical activity behaviours may help explaining health inequalities between men and women. However, evidence on such patterns in the working population is sparse. This study aimed at documenting and comparing compositions
Elin Johansson +3 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 +33 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]
, 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.
van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z. +6 more
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Agreement between activPAL and ActiGraph for assessing children's sedentary time
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012 Background Accelerometers have been used to determine the amount of time that children spend sedentary. However, as time spent sitting may be detrimental to health, research is needed to examine whether accelerometer sedentary cut-points reflect the ...
Ridgers Nicola D +5 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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