Impact Of Covid-19 Stay-at-home Restrictions And Employment Changes On Physical Activity And Sedentary Behavior Changes

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether a Latin dance program with sedentary behavior information would have an impact on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and sedentary behavior among older Latinos attending an adult day center (ADC). Method: Participants ( N = 21, 75.4 ± 6.3 years old, Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score = 22.4 ± 2.8) were randomized into a dance or wait-list control group. Participants wore an accelerometer and inclinometer and completed a sedentary behavior questionnaire, and a nonexercise equation was used to calculate CRF. Results: Findings indicate small to medium effect sizes in the desired direction during midpoint of the intervention for physical activity, sedentary behavior–related outcomes, CRF, and self-reported sedentary behavior in the dance group; however; dance participants did not maintain that trajectory for the remaining 2 months of the intervention. Discussion: Future studies may consider implementing behavioral strategies during midpoint of the intervention to encourage participants attending an ADC to maintain physical activity and sedentary behavior changes.

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Double Dose: The Cumulative Effect of TV Viewing at Home and in Preschool on Children’s Activity Patterns and Weight Status

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.25.2.262 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 262-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Sharon Taverno Ross ◽

Marsha Dowda ◽

Ruth Saunders ◽

Russell Pate

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

South Carolina ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Weight Status ◽

Mixed Model ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Parent Report ◽

Observational Research ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

At Home

Little is known about how screen-based sedentary behavior at home and in preschool influences children’s health and activity patterns. The current study examined the individual and cumulative influence of TV viewing at home and in preschool on children’s physical activity (PA) and weight status. Children (n = 339) attending 16 preschools in South Carolina were grouped into high and low TV groups based on parent report of children’s TV viewing at home and director report of TV use/rules in preschool. T-tests and mixed model ANOVAs examined differences in weight status and PA (min/hr) by high and low TV groups. Results revealed that children who were classified as High TV both at home and in preschool had significantly lower levels of moderate-to-vigorous PA compared with their Low TV counterparts (8.3 (0.3) min/hr vs. 7.6 (0.2) min/hr, p < .05). However, there were no significant differences in weight status or physical activity between the high and low TV groups at home or in preschool when examined individually. These findings demonstrate the importance of total environmental TV exposure on preschooler’s PA. Longitudinal and observational research to assess preschoolers’ cumulative screen-based sedentary behavior and its relationship with PA and weight status is needed.

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Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior changes in self-isolating adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cross-sectional survey exploring correlates

Sport Sciences for Health ◽

10.1007/s11332-021-00788-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Felipe Barreto Schuch ◽

Rugero A. Bulzing ◽

Jacob Meyer ◽

Guillermo F. López-Sánchez ◽

Igor Grabovac ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Behavior Changes ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Sedentarity and Colorectal Cancer in Morocco

Journal of Global Oncology ◽

10.1200/jgo.18.79901 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽

pp. 193s-193s

Author(s):

Z. Hatime ◽

K. El Kinany ◽

M. Mint Sidi Deoula ◽

C. Nejjari ◽

M. El Abkari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Sedentary Lifestyle ◽

Case Control ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Sedentary Life ◽

Work At Home ◽

At Home

Background: The colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks third among the most nationally prevalent cancers. Several factors including lifestyle modifications are interacting for the emergency of this disease. Morocco has experienced an epidemiologic transition accompanied by the adoption of an unhealthy lifestyle and the physical activity and the sedentary behavior changes. Aim: This study aimed to identify the association between sedentary lifestyle and the onset risk of CRC in Morocco. Methods: This is a national multicenter study of cases/controls which were matched on the sex, age and the recruiting center. All data are collected through a retrospective questionnaire including socio-demographic characters and the lifestyle behaviors (physical activity and sedentary). A sedentary person is defined as being more than 4 hours in a sitting or lying position, at work, at home, during travel, excluding time spent on sleep. Conditional logistic regression was performed to assess the association between sedentary behavior and CRC risk taking into account confounders. Data entry and data analyses were performed by SPSS software 20. Results: In total, 1453 couples (case/control) have been included in this study. 50.2% had colon cancer and 49.8% had rectal cancer. The average age were respectively 56.45 ± 13.95 years and 55.50 ± 13.70 years. For the sex, there were 49.3% male and 50.7% female in each group (case/control). The majority of the cases and controls fall into the poor class. The majority of the cases (43.7%) are overweight with a BMI between 25 and 29.9, 38.7% have a normal weight with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9. For controls, patients with normal weight (45.6%) and those with overweight (43%) represent the majority. With regard to sedentary behavior, we note that cases are more sedentary (as being >4 hours in a sitting or lying position, at work, at home, during travel, excluding time spent on sleep) than controls with a percentage of 40.5% cases vs 36.2% of controls and a significant difference between cases and controls with OR = 1.19 (1.03-1.39), P = 10−3. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that sedentary lifestyle is an overall risk factor for CRC. The issue of sedentary life is a major public health issue. Efforts must be made to address this sedentary problem, which will become an even more important health problem in the age of technology, with the massive use of activities that further entrap sedentary life such as social networks.

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Health Behavior Changes During COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent “Stay-at-Home” Orders

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17176268 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (17) ◽

pp. 6268 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gregory Knell ◽

Michael C. Robertson ◽

Erin E. Dooley ◽

Katie Burford ◽

Karla S. Mendez

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

The United States ◽

Parental Status ◽

Behavior Changes ◽

Positive Health ◽

Job Status ◽

Health Behavior Changes ◽

At Home

The COVID-19 pandemic, and resultant “Stay-at-Home” orders, may have impacted adults’ positive health behaviors (sleep, physical activity) and negative health behaviors (alcohol consumption, drug use, and tobacco use). The purpose of this study was to investigate how these health behaviors changed (increased/improved or decreased/worsened) at the early stages of the pandemic, what participant characteristics were associated with health behavior changes, and why these behavioral changes may have occurred. A convenience sample of 1809 adults residing in the United States completed a 15-min self-report questionnaire in April and May 2020. Multinomial logistic regressions and descriptive statistics were used to evaluate how, for whom, and why these health behaviors changed. Participants were primarily female (67.4%), aged 35–49 years (39.8%), college graduates (83.3%), non-tobacco users (74.7%), and had previously used marijuana (48.6%). Overall, participants primarily reported a decrease in physical activity, while sleep and all of the negative health behaviors remained the same. Changes in negative health behaviors were related (p < 0.05) to sex, age, parental status, educational status, job status, BMI, and depression scores. Changes in positive health behaviors were related (p < 0.05) to sex, parental status, job status, and depression scores. Having more time available during the pandemic was the most commonly cited reason for changing health behaviors (negative and positive). Public health efforts should address the potential for long-term health consequences due to behavior change during COVID-19.

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