Trial reportBMC family practice2015
"Keeping Moving": factors associated with sedentary behaviour among older people recruited to an exercise promotion trial in general practice.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Social factors, wearable activity tracker use frequency, and physical activity patterns among U.S. older adults: findings from a national cross-sectional survey.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Teleworking as the main risk factor for sedentary behavior: the COVISTRESS international study.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Malnutrition-Sarcopenia Syndrome in older adults: Causes, consequences, and countermeasures.EXCLI journal · 2026Review
- Research Centers Collaborative Network Workshop on Digital Health Approaches to Research in Aging.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Objective assessment of the association between frailty and sedentary behavior in older adults: a cross-sectional study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults in Ireland.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic, Behavioural, and Health Factors Associated with Sedentary Behaviour in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Relationship of the SITLESS intervention on medication use in community-dwelling older adults: an exploratory study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Reallocating Time Spent Engaging in Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity on Mortality in Older Adults: ELSIA Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Preoperative Sedentary Time Predicts Postoperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020Article
- Transition and factors associated with the level of physical activity combined with sedentary behavior of the elderly: A longitudinal study.Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2020Observational
- Health promotion for mild frailty based on behaviour change: Perceptions of older people and service providers.Health & social care in the community · 2019Article
- The Association Between Social Engagement, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Falls Among Older Primary Care Patients.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2019Observational
- Medication use in older patients and age-blind approach: narrative literature review (insufficient evidence on the efficacy and safety of drugs in older age, frequent use of PIMs and polypharmacy, and underuse of highly beneficial nonpharmacological strategies).European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019Review
- Sarcopenia Prevalence and Risk Factors among Japanese Community Dwelling Older Adults Living in a Snow-Covered City According to EWGSOP2.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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- Multifactorial Screening Tool for Determining Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Over (FallSensing): Protocol for a Prospective Study.JMIR research protocols · 2018Article
- Association of Maximum Temperature With Sedentary Time in Older British Men.Journal of physical activity & health · 2017Article
- Leisure-time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Older People: The Influence of Sport Involvement on Behaviour Patterns in Later Life.AIMS public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundSedentary behaviour is detrimental to health, even in those who achieve recommended levels of physical activity. Efforts to increase physical activity in older people so that they reach beneficial levels have been disappointing. Reducing sedentary behaviour may improve health and be less demanding of older people, but it is not clear how to achieve this. We explored the characteristics of sedentary older people enrolled into an exercise promotion trial to gain insights about those who were sedentary but wanted to increase activity.
methodParticipants in the ProAct65+ trial (2009-2013) were categorised as sedentary or not using a self-report questionnaire. Demographic data, health status, self-rated function and physical test performance were examined for each group. 1104 participants aged 65 & over were included in the secondary analysis of trial data from older people recruited via general practice. Results were analysed using logistic regression with stepwise backward elimination.
resultsThree hundred eighty seven (35 %) of the study sample were characterised as sedentary. The likelihood of being categorised as sedentary increased with an abnormal BMI (<18.5 or >25 g/m(2)) (Odds Ratio 1.740, CI 1.248-2.425), ever smoking (OR 1.420, CI 1.042-1.934) and with every additional medication prescribed (OR 1.069, CI 1.016-1.124). Participants reporting better self-rated physical health (SF-12) were less likely to be sedentary; (OR 0.961, 0.936-0.987). Participants' sedentary behaviour was not associated with gender, age, income, education, falls, functional fitness, quality of life or number of co-morbidities.
conclusionSome sedentary older adults will respond positively to an invitation to join an exercise study. Those who did so in this study had poor self-rated health, abnormal BMI, a history of smoking, and multiple medication use, and are therefore likely to benefit from an exercise intervention.
trial registrationISRCTN reference: ISRCTN43453770.
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