What do older people do when sitting and why? Implications for decreasing sedentary behavior

VJ Palmer, CM Gray, CF Fitzsimons, N Mutrie… - The …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Sitting less can reduce older adults' risk of ill health and
disability. Effective sedentary behavior interventions require greater understanding of what …

Perceptions of sedentary behavior among socially engaged older adults

T Mcewan, L Tam-Seto, S Dogra - The Gerontologist, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: To better understand the perceptions of sedentary behavior, its pros and cons, and
the barriers associated with reducing sedentary time as it pertains to older adults. Design …

Personal and environmental contributors to sedentary behavior of older adults in independent and assisted living facilities

MP Kotlarczyk, AL Hergenroeder, BB Gibbs… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sedentary behavior is associated with negative health outcomes and unhealthy aging. Older
adults are the most sedentary age group, and decreasing sitting time represents an …

Exploring the context of sedentary behaviour in older adults (what, where, why, when and with whom)

CF Leask, JA Harvey, DA Skelton… - European Review of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Older adults are the most sedentary segment of the population. Little
information is available about the context of sedentary behaviour to inform guidelines and …

Why older adults spend time sedentary and break their sedentary behavior: A mixed-methods approach using life-logging equipment

ML Dontje, CF Leask, J Harvey… - Journal of Aging …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Older adults are recommended to reduce their sedentary time to promote healthy ageing. To
develop effective interventions identifying when, why, and how older adults are able to …

Older adults' perceptions of sedentary behavior: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

S Compernolle, K De Cocker, G Cardon… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Reducing sedentary behavior contributes to healthy
aging. In order to develop sedentary behavior interventions, insight is needed into older …

Sitting as a moral practice: Older adults' accounts from qualitative interviews on sedentary behaviours

VJ Palmer, CM Gray, C Fitzsimons… - Sociology of health & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Amidst public health campaigns urging people to sit less as well as being more physically
active, this paper investigates how older adults make sense of their sedentary behaviour …

Determinants of sedentary behavior, motivation, barriers and strategies to reduce sitting time in older women: a qualitative investigation

SFM Chastin, N Fitzpatrick, M Andrews… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Sedentary behavior defined as time spent non-exercising seated or reclining posture has
been identified has a health risk and associated with frailty and disablement for older adults …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions targeting sedentary behavior in non-working older adults: a systematic review

JA Aunger, P Doody, CA Greig - Maturitas, 2018 - Elsevier
Sedentary behavior has been found to be associated with negative health outcomes
independently of physical activity in older adults. This systematic review collates …

Correlates of extended sitting time in older adults: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey Healthy Aging Cycle

S Dogra, L Stathokostas - International journal of public health, 2014 - Springer
Objectives Sitting time has been identified as an independent predictor of health; however,
little is known of the determinants of extended sitting time among older adults. The purpose …