Interventions reducing sedentary behaviour of adults: An update of evidence

Casey Sutherland; Mary Kynn; Rachel Cole; Marion Gray

doi:10.1177/0017896919878225

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Interventions reducing sedentary behaviour of adults: An update of evidence

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Interventions reducing sedentary behaviour of adults: An update of evidence

Casey Sutherland, Mary Kynn, Rachel Cole and Marion Gray

Health Education Journal, Vol.79(3), pp.362-374

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896919878225

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health promotion

programmes

reducing

sedentary behaviour

sitting time

strategies

Objectives: This review updates evidence of previous reviews on interventions that target reducing sedentary behaviour among 18- to 69-year-old working aged adults. Methods: A literature search of PubMed, Informit, Scopus, EBSCO, Web of Science and ProQuest. Quality was assessed for individual articles using McMaster University Guidelines. Descriptive analysis was used to summarise findings across studies. Results: Fifteen studies were identified with critical appraisal scores ranging from 10 to 14 (of a possible 15), with a mean score of 11.7 indicating overall moderate quality. The majority of interventions were implemented in the workplace. Others were based in the neighbourhood and education institution settings. Just over half of the studies (n = 9) reported a significant decrease in sedentary behaviour, including in total sedentary behaviour and sitting time, work sitting time and leisure sitting time. Overall sitting time decreases ranged from 8 to 122 minutes per day across all settings. Conclusion: There is some emerging evidence that sedentary behaviour interventions have the potential to reduce sedentary behaviour of working aged adults. However, given the paucity of literature, the effectiveness of such interventions is currently inconclusive. Further high-quality research across different settings is needed using validated standardised measures of sedentary behaviour.

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Title: Interventions reducing sedentary behaviour of adults: An update of evidence
Authors: Casey Sutherland (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Mary Kynn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Rachel Cole (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Marion Gray (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Publication details: Health Education Journal, Vol.79(3), pp.362-374
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1177/0017896919878225
ISSN: 0017-8969
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450890002621
Output Type: Journal article

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