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Why older adults spend time sedentary and break their sedentary behavior: a mixed methods approach using life-logging equipment [PDF]

, 2018
Older adults are recommended to reduce their sedentary time to promote healthy ageing. To develop effective interventions identifying when, why, and how older adults are able to change their sitting habits is important. The aim of this mixed-method study
Chastin, Sebastien F. M., Dontje, Manon L., Harvey, Juliet, Leask, Calum F., Skelton, Dawn A.   +4 more
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Recent trends in population levels and correlates of occupational and leisure sitting time in full-time employed Australian adults.

PLoS ONE, 2018
This study aimed to explore the trend in population levels, as well as the correlates, of occupational and leisure sitting time in full-time employed Australian adults between 2007 and 2015.
Anne Loyen, Tien Chey, Lina Engelen, Adrian Bauman, Jeroen Lakerveld, Hidde P van der Ploeg, Johannes Brug, Josephine Y Chau   +7 more
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Associations of overall sitting time and sitting time in different contexts with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms [PDF]

Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2014
Spending a lot of time sitting has been linked to more depressive symptoms and spending a lot of time engaged in screen-based sitting has been linked to greater likelihood of having mental disorders and poorer psychological distress. The purpose of this study was to examine whether overall sitting time and time spent sitting in different contexts was ...
Amanda L. Rebar, Corneel Vandelanotte, Jannique van Uffelen, Camille Short, Mitch J. Duncan   +4 more
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The use and evaluation of a theory-informed, multi-component intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace

Cogent Psychology, 2017
Occupational sedentary behaviour is a growing health concern which accounts for almost half of overall sedentary behaviour. Multi-component interventions are effective for reducing occupational sedentary behaviour.
Teneale McGuckin, Rebecca Sealey, Fiona Barnett   +2 more
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Can the bias of self-reported sitting time be corrected? A statistical model validation study based on data from 23 993 adults in the Norwegian HUNT study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background Despite apparent shortcomings such as measurement error and low precision, self-reported sedentary time is still widely used in surveillance and research.
Atle Kongsvold, Mats Flaaten, Aleksej Logacjov, Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno, Kerstin Bach, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Paul Jarle Mork   +6 more
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Cardio-metabolic impact of changing sitting, standing, and stepping in the workplace [PDF]

, 2018
According to cross-sectional and acute experimental evidence, reducing sitting time should improve cardio-metabolic health risk biomarkers. Furthermore, the improvements obtained may depend on whether sitting is replaced with standing or ambulatory ...
Chastin, Sebastien, Dempsey, Paddy C., Dunstan, David W., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Healy, Genevieve N., Kingwell, Bronwyn A., LaMontagne, Anthony D., Moodie, Marj, Owen, Neville, Winkler, Elisabeth A.H.   +9 more
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Six-month follow-up of a theory-informed, multi-component intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace

Cogent Psychology, 2018
There is limited evidence exploring the long-term effectiveness of sedentary behaviour interventions. This study aimed to explore participant experiences six months post-intervention to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of a low-cost, theory-informed,
Teneale McGuckin, Rebecca Sealey, Fiona Barnett   +2 more
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Nurse Educators’ Occupational and Leisure Sitting Time [PDF]

Workplace Health & Safety, 2016
Prolonged sitting time (ST) is a risk factor for all-cause mortality, independent of physical activity. Nurse educators are particularly at risk due to limited physical activity, older age, and the increasing use of computers. This descriptive correlational study was designed to explore the ST of nurse educators in relation to their self-reported ...
Lizbeth P, Sturgeon, Dawn, Garrett-Wright, Eve, Main, Donna, Blackburn, M Susan, Jones   +4 more
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Are the different cut-off points for sitting time associated with excess weight in adults? A population based study in Latin America

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Excess weight is increasing worldwide, and in Latin America more than half of the population is excess weight. One of the reasons for this increase has been excessive sitting time.
Eduardo Rossato de Victo, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Yépez García, Rossina G. Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Dirceu Solé, Clemens Drenowatz, Adilson Marques, Gerson Ferrari   +12 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.
A. Daly-Smith, A. Pringle, A. White, Addis M., Brady A., Brown W., Brown W., Chau J., Chilero A., Clark B., Craig C., Fine L., Ford E., Franklin B., Hale S., Hamilton M., Harrison R., Haskell W., Healy G., J. McKenna, Katzymark P., Khaw K., Laaksonen D., Larkeveld J., Lindström J., Matthews C., Merrill R., Mummery W.K., Poortinga W., Poortinga W., Pringle A., Pringle A., Pringle A., Prochaska J., Pronk N., Robinson M., S. Robertson, S. Zwolinsky, Schuit A., Sloan C., Stamatakis E., Swartz A., Wandel M., Wijnadele K., Witty K.   +44 more
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