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Adults' sedentary behavior: determinants and interventions

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dc.contributor.authorOwen, N.
dc.contributor.authorSugiyama, T.
dc.contributor.authorEakin, E.E.
dc.contributor.authorGardiner, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorTremblay, M.S.
dc.contributor.authorSallis, J.F.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractResearch is now required on factors influencing adults’ sedentary behaviors, and effective approaches to behavioral-change intervention must be identified. The strategies for influencing sedentary behavior will need to be informed by evidence on the most important modifiable behavioral determinants. However, much of the available evidence relevant to understanding the determinants of sedentary behaviors is from cross-sectional studies, which are limited in that they identify only behavioral “correlates.” As is the case for physical activity, a behavior- and context-specific approach is needed to understand the multiple determinants operating in the different settings within which these behaviors are most prevalent. To this end, an ecologic model of sedentary behaviors is described, highlighting the behavior settings construct. The behaviors and contexts of primary concern are TV viewing and other screen-focused behaviors in domestic environments,prolonged sitting in the workplace, and time spent sitting in automobiles. Research is needed to clarify the multiple levels of determinants of prolonged sitting time, which are likely to operate indistinct ways in these different contexts. Controlled trials on the feasibility and efficacy of interventions to reduce and break up sedentary behaviors among adults in domestic, workplace, and transportation environments are particularly required. It would be informative for the field to have evidence on the outcomes of “natural experiments,” such as the introduction of nonseated workingoptions in occupational environments or new transportation infrastructure in communities.
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2011; 41(2):189-196
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.013
dc.identifier.issn0749-3797
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/153975
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.fundingQueensland Health Core Research Infrastructure
dc.relation.fundingNHMRC 569940 Program grant
dc.relation.fundingNHMRC 1003960 Senior Principal Research Fellowship
dc.relation.fundingNHMRC 511001 Senior Research Fellowship
dc.relation.fundingNational Heart Foundation of Australia PP 06B 2889
dc.relation.fundingRobert Wood Johnson Foundation CA127296
dc.relation.fundingNIH HL083454
dc.rightsCopyright 2011 American Journal of Preventive Medicine
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.013
dc.subjectadult health
dc.subjectsedentary behavior
dc.subjectbehavioral-change intervention
dc.subjectmodifiable behavioral determinants
dc.subjectnonseated working options
dc.titleAdults' sedentary behavior: determinants and interventions
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915909285201831

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