ArticleAIMS public health2016
Factors Influencing Sedentary Behaviour in Older Adults: An Ecological Approach.
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- Association Between Prevention Focus and Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Co-producing an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 75 informed by behaviour change theory.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Quiet Epidemic: An Overview of Emerging Qualitative Research Trends on Sedentary Behavior in Aging Populations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The meaning of sedentary behavior among older adults: a phenomenological hermeneutic study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study on the perceived barriers to physical activity and their associations with domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviour.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Planning for a Healthy Aging Program to Reduce Sedentary Behavior: Perceptions among Diverse Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Loneliness and physical function impairment: Perceived health status as an effect modifier in community-dwelling older adults in Ghana.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- The Built Environment and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Partial and Absolute Sedentary Behaviours in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Accra, Ghana.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2021Article
- Fear of Falling among Community-dwelling Sedentary and Active Older People.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2021Article
- Standing up for health - improving mental wellbeing during COVID-19 isolation by reducing sedentary behaviour.Journal of affective disorders · 2020Article
- Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary and Physical Activity Time and Their Correlates in European Older Adults: The SITLESS Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Article
- Personal and Environmental Contributors to Sedentary Behavior of Older Adults in Independent and Assisted Living Facilities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Reducing Sedentary Time among Older Adults in Assisted Living: Perceptions, Barriers, and Motivators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- What Do Older People Do When Sitting and Why? Implications for Decreasing Sedentary Behavior.The Gerontologist · 2019Article
- Relationships between socioeconomic position and objectively measured sedentary behaviour in older adults in three prospective cohorts.BMJ open · 2017Article
- The Influence of Neighbourhoods and the Social Environment on Sedentary Behaviour in Older Adults in Three Prospective Cohorts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Sedentary behaviour is negatively associated with several health outcomes and is particularly problematic among older adults. Knowledge translation tools and public health promotion strategies are needed; however, little evidence is available to inform framing of such tools or development of intervention programs. The aim of the present study was to use data on the perceptions of sedentary time and the programs or supports older adults identify as important for reducing their sedentary time, to inform knowledge translation strategies targeting this population. Focus groups were conducted with four groups of older adults (n = 26) at local seniors' centres (Ontario, Canada). Participants were 74 ± 8.5 years old and were engaging in both sedentary and physical activities in a social environment. Using the Ecological Model for sedentary time in adults, we categorized data into leisure time, household, transport and occupation domains. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors that worked to either discourage or promote sedentary behaviour were identified. Drawing on both groupings of data, results were synthesized to inform public health strategies on appropriate messaging and better uptake of programming and guidelines. For example, successful programs developed on the topic will need to include a social component and a mentally stimulating component, as these were identified as critical for enjoyment and motivation. It was clear from this analysis that sedentary time reduction strategies will need to consider the different domains in which older adults accumulate sedentary time.
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