ArticleThe Gerontologist2019
What Do Older People Do When Sitting and Why? Implications for Decreasing Sedentary Behavior.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults: a mixed-method review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- From sedentary volume to sedentary content in older inpatients with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Healthy ageing in place: perspectives on age-friendliness in 'local' communities.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the perceptions of sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 and older: a series of focus group interviews.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Perceptions of sedentary behaviour in people with severe asthma: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A latent profile analysis of rest-activity behavior patterns among community-dwelling older adults and its relationship with intrinsic capacity.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Perceived social support on objective measured sedentary behavior of stroke patients: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Sitting may increase risk for radiographic incidence and progression of knee osteoarthritis over 2 years: Data from a large cohort study.Musculoskeletal care · 2023Article
- The Quiet Epidemic: An Overview of Emerging Qualitative Research Trends on Sedentary Behavior in Aging Populations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Is education level, as a proxy for socio-economic position, related to device-measured and self-reported sedentary behavior in European older adults? A cross-sectional study from the SITLESS project.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The role of socio-demographic factors and physical functioning in the intra- and interpersonal variability of older adults' sedentary time: an observational two-country study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Observational
- Planning for a Healthy Aging Program to Reduce Sedentary Behavior: Perceptions among Diverse Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A qualitative exploration of perspectives of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Indian migrants in Melbourne, Australia: how are they defined and what can we learn?BMC public health · 2021Article
- Exploring osteoporosis sufferers knowledge on sedentary behaviour in the management of their disease.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2021Article
- Beyond weight loss: current perspectives on the impact of calorie restriction on healthspan and lifespan.Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism · 2021Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesSitting less can reduce older adults' risk of ill health and disability. Effective sedentary behavior interventions require greater understanding of what older adults do when sitting (and not sitting), and why. This study compares the types, context, and role of sitting activities in the daily lives of older men and women who sit more or less than average. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsSemistructured interviews with 44 older men and women of different ages, socioeconomic status, and objectively measured sedentary behavior were analyzed using social practice theory to explore the multifactorial, inter-relational influences on their sedentary behavior. Thematic frameworks facilitated between-group comparisons.
resultsOlder adults described many different leisure time, household, transport, and occupational sitting and non-sitting activities. Leisure-time sitting in the home (e.g., watching TV) was most common, but many non-sitting activities, including "pottering" doing household chores, also took place at home. Other people and access to leisure facilities were associated with lower sedentary behavior. The distinction between being busy/not busy was more important to most participants than sitting/not sitting, and informed their judgments about high-value "purposeful" (social, cognitively active, restorative) sitting and low-value "passive" sitting. Declining physical function contributed to temporal sitting patterns that did not vary much from day-to-day. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Sitting is associated with cognitive, social, and/or restorative benefits, embedded within older adults' daily routines, and therefore difficult to change. Useful strategies include supporting older adults to engage with other people and local facilities outside the home, and break up periods of passive sitting at home.
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