Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns Among Informal Carers in the BCS70 Cohort.

Eilidh Russell, Alison Kirk, Mark D Dunlop, Dwight C K Tse, Kieren Egan

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eilidh RussellDepartment of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0281-1125

Alison KirkSchool of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6534-3763

Mark D DunlopDepartment of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4593-1103

Dwight C K TseSchool of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2725-1849

Kieren EganDepartment of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1639-4281

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While the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and reduced sedentary behaviour (SB) are well established, informal carers remain an under-researched group. Despite being known to face many barriers to PA, informal carers' activity levels remain unclear due to mixed findings from previous research. Specifically, objective PA and SB levels of informal carers in Great Britain are currently unknown. The aim of this study was to examine PA and SB among informal carers using accelerometer data from the 'Age 46' Survey of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70). Analyses of Covariance and Logistic Regressions were performed to: (i) compare carers' and non-carers' PA and SB, (ii) examine the impact of caring hours on PA and SB, and (iii) identify predictors of adherence to the UK Chief Medical Officers' PA guidelines. After adjusting for covariates, (i) no differences were observed in PA or SB outcomes between carers and non-carers (

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CaregiversMotor ActivitySedentary BehaviorAccelerometryAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited Kingdomcaregiverscohort studyGreat Britainphysical activitysecondary data analysissedentary behaviour

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DOI10.3390/ijerph23020242

PMCPMC12940720

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