SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2015
Systematic literature review of determinants of sedentary behaviour in older adults: a DEDIPAC study.
Synthesis in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
122 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of occupational sedentary behavior on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Semiquantitative Analysis.International journal of public health · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Toxic Metal Contamination in the Tri-State Mining District on the Ecological Community and Human Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Small-Sided Games as a Methodological Resource for Team Sports Teaching: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Thai population: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Correlates of Sedentary Behaviour in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: a DEDIPAC study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Screen Time, Other Sedentary Behaviours, and Obesity Risk in Adults: A Review of Reviews.Current obesity reports · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing dietary behaviour in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a DEDIPAC study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2016Pooled it
- The Effect of a Consumer-Based Activity Tracker Intervention on Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time Among Retirees: A Randomized Controlled REACT Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Trial
- Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns in Generally Healthy European Adults Aged 70 Years and Older-Baseline Results From the DO-HEALTH Clinical Trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Contexts of sedentary time and physical activity among ageing workers and recent retirees: cross-sectional GPS and accelerometer study.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- Targeting body composition in an older population: do changes in movement behaviours matter? Longitudinal analyses in the PREDIMED-Plus trial.BMC medicine · 2021Trial
- A Pilot Randomised Clinical Trial of a Novel Approach to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Care Home Residents: Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of the GET READY Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- The trajectory of patterns of light and sedentary physical activity among females, ages 14-23.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Socio-Ecological Variables Associated with Context-Specific Sitting Time in Belgian Older Adults: A One-Year Follow-Up Study.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Sitting still while the world gets sicker: Rethinking physical inactivity as a public health emergency.BMC global and public health · 2026Review
- Associations between physical literacy and physical activity and sedentary behavior among Taiwanese older adults: a nationwide survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between clinical characteristics, sociodemographic factors and sedentary behavior in adults with chronic conditions: a cross-sectional study from the Lolland-Falster Health Study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Article
62 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Commented on by
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundOlder adults are the most sedentary segment of society and high sedentary time is associated with poor health and wellbeing outcomes in this population. Identifying determinants of sedentary behaviour is a necessary step to develop interventions to reduce sedentary time.
methodsA systematic literature review was conducted to identify factors associated with sedentary behaviour in older adults. Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science were searched for articles published between 2000 and May 2014. The search strategy was based on four key elements: (a) sedentary behaviour and its synonyms; (b) determinants and its synonyms (e.g. correlates, factors); (c) types of sedentary behaviour (e.g. TV viewing, sitting, gaming) and (d) types of determinants (e.g. environmental, behavioural). Articles were included in the review if specific information about sedentary behaviour in older adults was reported. Studies on samples identified by disease were excluded. Study quality was rated by means of QUALSYST. The full review protocol is available from PROSPERO (PROSPERO 2014: CRD42014009823). The analysis was guided by the socio-ecological model framework.
resultsTwenty-two original studies were identified out of 4472 returned by the systematic search. These included 19 cross-sectional, 2 longitudinal and 1 qualitative studies, all published after 2011. Half of the studies were European. The study quality was generally high with a median of 82 % (IQR 69-96 %) using Qualsyst tool. Personal factors were the most frequently investigated with consistent positive association for age, negative for retirement, obesity and health status. Only four studies considered environmental determinants suggesting possible association with mode of transport, type of housing, cultural opportunities and neighbourhood safety and availability of places to rest. Only two studies investigated mediating factors. Very limited information was available on contexts and sub-domains of sedentary behaviours.
conclusionFew studies have investigated determinants of sedentary behaviour in older adults and these have to date mostly focussed on personal factors, and qualitative studies were mostly lacking. More longitudinal studies are needed as well as inclusion of a broader range of personal and contextual potential determinants towards a systems-based approach, and future studies should be more informed by qualitative work.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.