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Sitting Time Reduction and Blood Pressure in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

open access: yesJAMA Netw Open
Rosenberg DE   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Changes in Sitting Time and Sitting Fragmentation after a Workplace Sedentary Behaviour Intervention [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
Prolonged sedentary behaviour (SB) has shown to be detrimental to health. Nevertheless, population levels of SB are high and interventions to decrease SB are needed. This study aimed to explore the effect of an individualized consultation intervention aimed at reducing SB and increasing breaks in SB among college employees.
Jasmin Hutchinson   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

A tool for measuring workers' sitting time by domain: the Workforce Sitting Questionnaire

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2011
Background Sitting time is an emerging health risk, and many working adults spend large amounts of time sitting each day. It is important to have reliable and accurate measurement tools to assess sitting time in different contexts.
Chau, Josephine Y.   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Why Women Sit: Determinants of Leisure Sitting Time for Working Women

Women's Health Issues, 2015
Sedentary behavior is associated with negative health consequences independent of physical activity levels. Evidence suggests the work environment promotes sedentary behavior regardless of sector, and that employees with occupations requiring longer sitting times differ only marginally in leisure sitting time from those with more active occupations ...
Shana M, Walsh   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effect of a Workplace-Driven Sit–Stand Initiative on Sitting Time and Work Outcomes

Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2017
ABSTRACT Modifications to workplaces, including installation of sit–stand work stations, have been shown to be effective in reducing the amount of time workers spend sitting. This study begins to build practice-based evidence through a pragmatic evaluation of workplace environmental changes aimed at reducing sitting time ...
Adeleke, S.O.   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Sit-stand workstations: a pilot intervention to reduce office sitting time. [PDF]

open access: possibleAmerican journal of preventive medicine, 2012
Sitting time is a prevalent health risk among office-based workers.To examine, using a pilot study, the efficacy of an intervention to reduce office workers' sitting time.Quasi-experimental design with intervention-group participants recruited from a single workplace that was physically separate from the workplaces of comparison-group participants ...
Alkhajah, T.   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

“Sit Up Straight”: Time to Re-evaluate

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019
Posture is a frequent topic of discussion for patients, clinicians, the media, and society. A common belief is that spinal pain is caused by sitting, standing, or bending “incorrectly.” Despite the absence of strong evidence to support these common beliefs, a large posture industry has flourished, with many interventions and products claiming to ...
Diane, Slater   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Sitting time and changes in sitting time in children and adolescents: Impact of accelerometer data reduction decisions

Science & Sports, 2014
Introduction Accelerometer data reduction rules might affect sitting time. However, the impact of different data reduction decisions on sitting time remains uncertain. This study evaluated the effect of different non-wear time rules on sitting time and changes in sitting time from age 9 to 12 years.
X. Janssen   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Time to sit down and network

British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2005
Within this issue we are delighted to announce the details of the inaugural BJNN neuroscience nursing conference, to be held at Regent′s College in London on 6 March 2006.
openaire   +1 more source

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