A comparison of self-reported and device measured sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Prince, L Cardilli, JL Reed, TJ Saunders… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Sedentary behaviour (SB) is a risk factor for chronic disease and premature
mortality. While many individual studies have examined the reliability and validity of various …

How sedentary are university students? A systematic review and meta-analysis

O Castro, J Bennie, I Vergeer, G Bosselut… - Prevention science, 2020 - Springer
Accumulating high volumes of sedentary behaviour is a risk factor for multiple negative
health-related outcomes. The objective of this review was to synthesise the evidence on the …

Objectively-assessed physical activity, sedentary behavior, smartphone use, and sleep patterns pre-and during-COVID-19 quarantine in young adults from Spain

B Sañudo, C Fennell, AJ Sánchez-Oliver - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the effects of COVID-19 home confinement on physical activity,
sedentary behavior, smartphone use, and sleep patterns. Data was collected in a sample of …

Does habit weaken the relationship between intention and behaviour? Revisiting the habit‐intention interaction hypothesis

B Gardner, P Lally, AL Rebar - Social and Personality …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Habitual behaviours are elicited when a familiar context activates cue‐behaviour
associations that have been learned through previous performance. A core hypothesis …

Ambulatory assessment for physical activity research: state of the science, best practices and future directions

M Reichert, M Giurgiu, ED Koch, LM Wieland… - Psychology of sport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Technological and digital progress benefits physical activity (PA) research. Here we
compiled expert knowledge on how Ambulatory Assessment (AA) is utilized to advance PA …

Content validity and methodological considerations in ecological momentary assessment studies on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review

L Degroote, A DeSmet, I De Bourdeaudhuij… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a method of collecting real-time
data based on repeated measures and observations that take place in participant's daily …

Application of health behaviour theory to sleep health improvement

MP Mead, LA Irish - Journal of sleep research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although sleep hygiene is often used for broad sleep health promotion efforts, sleep hygiene
education programmes are largely ineffective. These programmes are limited by their lack of …

Engineering person-specific behavioral interventions to promote physical activity

DE Conroy, CM Lagoa, E Hekler… - Exercise and Sport …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Physical activity is dynamic, complex, and often regulated idiosyncratically. In this article, we
review how techniques used in control systems engineering are being applied to refine …

mHealth technology for ecological momentary assessment in physical activity research: a systematic review

R Zapata-Lamana, JF Lalanza, JM Losilla, E Parrado… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Objective To systematically review the publications on ecological momentary assessment
(EMA) relating to physical activity (PA) behavior in order to classify the methodologies, and …

Editor's choice: Dual-process model of older adults' sedentary behavior: An ecological momentary assessment study

JP Maher, GF Dunton - Psychology & Health, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: A 10-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study was conducted to test a
dual-process model of older adults' sedentary behavior. Design: Older adults (n= 104, 60 …