TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnitude and Composition of Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults Living in a Retirement Community
AU - Sebastião, Emerson
AU - Pak, Joshua
AU - Benner, David
AU - Nakamura, Priscila M.
AU - Papini, Camila B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Dean’s Office, College of Education, Northern Illinois University (Dean’s Research Grant CoE-NIU 2017-2018).
Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. Clayton Camic from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at Northern Illinois University for proof reading the present manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019/8/15
Y1 - 2019/8/15
N2 - High amount of sedentary behavior (SB) has been associated with a multitude of adverse health events in older adults. There are limited data regarding SB in older adults living in retirement communities (RC). This study described the magnitude and composition of SB [non-screen sedentary time (NSST) and screen sedentary time (SST)] in older adults living in a RC and documented variation in this behavior as a function of demographic, health, health behavior and clinical variables. This cross sectional descriptive study enrolled and assessed 100 older males and females living a RC located in the Midwest region of United States. Participants completed a questionnaire for sample characterization and a SB questionnaire. Metric of SB (i.e., TST, NSST and SST) were analyzed overall and separated by the variables of interest. Participants reported on average 10 h/day of sedentary activity (65% on NSST and 35% on SST). Older adults reported to spend most of their awaking hours in activities such as reading, watching TV and computer use. Significant variations on NSST and SST were observed for gender, BMI, perceived health, mobility aid use and number of chronic diseases. These findings may help in the development of tailored strategies and interventions focusing on reducing SB in this particular under-researched subgroup.
AB - High amount of sedentary behavior (SB) has been associated with a multitude of adverse health events in older adults. There are limited data regarding SB in older adults living in retirement communities (RC). This study described the magnitude and composition of SB [non-screen sedentary time (NSST) and screen sedentary time (SST)] in older adults living in a RC and documented variation in this behavior as a function of demographic, health, health behavior and clinical variables. This cross sectional descriptive study enrolled and assessed 100 older males and females living a RC located in the Midwest region of United States. Participants completed a questionnaire for sample characterization and a SB questionnaire. Metric of SB (i.e., TST, NSST and SST) were analyzed overall and separated by the variables of interest. Participants reported on average 10 h/day of sedentary activity (65% on NSST and 35% on SST). Older adults reported to spend most of their awaking hours in activities such as reading, watching TV and computer use. Significant variations on NSST and SST were observed for gender, BMI, perceived health, mobility aid use and number of chronic diseases. These findings may help in the development of tailored strategies and interventions focusing on reducing SB in this particular under-researched subgroup.
KW - Elderly
KW - Health lifestyle
KW - Senior living residence
KW - Sitting time
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U2 - 10.1007/s10900-019-00633-w
DO - 10.1007/s10900-019-00633-w
M3 - Article
C2 - 30806917
AN - SCOPUS:85062441016
SN - 0094-5145
VL - 44
SP - 805
EP - 814
JO - Journal of Community Health
JF - Journal of Community Health
IS - 4
ER -