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Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire in European Older Adults Using English, Spanish, German and Danish Versions
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-05)
The main aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the Sedentary Behavior
Questionnaire (SBQ) to measure SB in community-dwelling older adults using thigh-measured
accelerometry as the ...
Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary and Physical Activity Time and Their Correlates in European Older Adults: The SITLESS Study
(Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America, 2020)
Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA) are important determinants of health in older adults. This study aimed to
describe the composition of accelerometer-measured SB and PA in ...
Exercise referral schemes enhanced by self-management strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity among community-dwelling older adults from four European countries: protocol for the process evaluation of the SITLESS randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2019-06)
Introduction SITLESS is a randomised controlled trial determining whether exercise referral schemes can be enhanced by self-management strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical ...
The SITLESS project: Exercise referral schemes enhanced by self-management strategies to battle sedentary behaviour in older adults: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2017-06-28)
Background: Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the world‘s population. Recent evidence indicates
that excessive sitting time is harmful to health, independent of meeting the recommended ...
Older Adults’ Experiences of a Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Intervention: A Nested Qualitative Study in the SITLESS Multi-Country Randomised Clinical Trial
(MDPI, 2021)
Background: The SITLESS programme comprises exercise referral schemes and selfmanagement
strategies and has been evaluated in a trial in Denmark, Spain, Germany and Northern
Ireland. The aim of this ...