Empowering sedentary adults to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity levels and energy expenditure: A pilot study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 414-427

  Barwais, Faisal A ^a   Cuddihy, Thomas F ^b  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

7 day SLIPA log; Accelerometer; Objective measurement of sedentary behavior; Self report physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

7 DAY SEDENTARY AND LIGHT INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LOG; ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMPOWERMENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE MONITORING; ONLINE PERSONAL ACTIVITY MONITOR; PERSONAL MONITOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; TIME; WAKEFULNESS; BEHAVIOR; DEVICES; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; QUEENSLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUEENSLAND; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920391336     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120100414     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Matthews, C.E.; Chen, K.Y.; Freedson, P.S.; Buchowski, M.S.; Beech, B.M.; Pate, R.R.; Troiano, R.P. Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States, 2003–2004. Amer. J. Epidemiol.2008, 167, 875–881.
2. WHO. Physical Inactivity: A Global Public Health Problem. Available online: http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_inactivity/en/index.html (accessed on 28 December 2014).
3. Pate, R.; O’Neill, J.; Lobelo, F. The evolving definition of “sedentary”. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev.2008, 36, 173–178.
4. Biddle, S.; Cavill, N.; Ekelund, U.; Gorely, T.; Griffiths, M.; Jago, R.; Oppert, J.; Raats, M.; Salmon, J.; Stratton, G. et al. Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity: Review of the Current Scientific Evidence; Department of Health: London, UK., 2010; pp. 3–4.
5. Fotheringham, M.J.; Wonnacott, R.L.; Owen, N. Computer use and physical inactivity in young adults: Public health perils and potentials of new information technologies. Ann. Behav. Med. 2000, 22, 269–275.
6. Sedentary Behaviour Research Network. Letter to the editor: Standardized use of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviours”. Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.2012, 37, 540–542.
7. Healy, G.N.; Matthews, C.E.; Dunstan, D.W.; Winkler, E.A.H.; Owen, N. Sedentary time and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in U.S. adults: Nhanes 2003–2006. Eur. Heart J.2011, 32, 590–597.
8. Katzmarzyk, P.; Church, T.; Craig, C.; Bouchard, C. Sitting time and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc.2009, 41, 998–1005.
9. Owen, N.; Healy, G.; Matthews, C.; Dunstan, D. Too much sitting: The population health science of sedentary behavior. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev.2010, 38, 105–113.
10. Henson, J.; Yates, T.; Biddle, S.; Edwardson, C.L.; Khunti, K.; Wilmot, E.; Gray, L.; Gorely, T.; Nimmo, M.A.; Davies, M. Associations of objectively measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity with markers of cardiometabolic health. Diabetologia2013, 56, 1012–1020.
11. Healy, G.; Dunstan, D.; Salmon, J.; Cerin, E.; Shaw, J.; Zimmet, P.; Owen, N. Breaks in sedentary time. Diabetes Care2008, 31, 661–666.
12. Dunstan, D.W.; Owen, N. New exercise prescription: Don’t just sit there: Stand up and move more, more often. Comment on “Sitting time and all-cause mortality risk in 222,497 Australian adults”. Arch. Intern. Med.2012, 172, 494–500.
13. Levine, J.; Lanningham-Foster, L.; McCrady, S.; Krizan, A.; Olson, L.; Kane, P.; Jensen, M.; Clark, M. Interindividual variation in posture allocation: Possible role in human obesity. Science2005, 307, 584–586.
14. Macfarlane, D.J.; Taylor, L.H.; Cuddihy, T.F. Very short intermittent vs. continuous bouts of activity in sedentary adults. Prev. Med.2006, 43, 332–336.
15. Barwais, F.A.; Cuddihy, T.F.; Tomson, L.M. Physical activity, sedentary behavior and total wellness changes among sedentary adults: A 4-week randomized controlled trial. Health Qual. Life Outcomes 2013, 11, 643–656.
16. Speck, R.M.; Schmitz, K.H. Energy expenditure comparison: Could standing vs. sitting at work prevent obesity? Med. Sci. Sport Exerc.2009, 5, 123–124.
17. Dutta, N.; Koepp, G.A.; Stovitz, S.D.; Levine, J.A.; Pereira, M.A. Using sit-stand workstations to decrease sedentary time in office workers: A randomized crossover trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 6653–6665.
18. Levine, J.; Miller, J. The energy expenditure of using a “walk-and-work” desk for office workers with obesity. Brit. J. Sport. Med.2007, 41, 558–561.
19. Beers, E.; Roemmich, J.; Epstein, L.; Horvath, P. Increasing passive energy expenditure during clerical work. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Phys.2008, 103, 353–360.
20. McAlpine, D.; Manohar, C.; McCrady, S.; Hensrud, D.; Levine, J. An office-place stepping device to promote workplace physical activity. Brit. J. Sport. Med.2007, 41, 903–907.
21. Baker, G.; Gray, S.R.; Wright, A.; Fitzsimons, C.; Nimmo, M.; Lowry, R.; Mutrie, N. The effect of a pedometer-based community walking intervention “walking for wellbeing in the West” on physical activity levels and health outcomes: A 12-week randomized controlled trial. Int. J. Behav. Nutr. Phys. Act. 2008, 5, doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-51.
22. Bond, D.S.; Thomas, J.G.; Raynor, H.A.; Moon, J.; Sieling, J.; Trautvetter, J.; Leblond, T.; Wing, R.R. B-mobile-a smartphone-based intervention to reduce sedentary time in overweight/obese individuals: A within-subjects experimental trial. PloS One 2014, 9, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100821.
23. Rosenberg, D.E.; Bull, F.C.; Marshall, A.L.; Sallis, J.F.; Bauman, A.E. Assessment of sedentary behavior with the international physical activity questionnaire. J. Phys. Act. Health2008, 5, S30–S44.
24. Tremblay, M.; Colley, R.; Saunders, T.; Healy, G.; Owen, N. Physiological and health implications of a sedentary lifestyle. Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.2010, 35, 725–740.
25. Gruve Technologies™. Available online: http://www.gruvetechnologies.com/ (accessed on 31 December 2014).
26. Wilmot, E.G.; Davies, M.J.; Edwardson, C.L.; Gorely, T.; Khunti, K.; Nimmo, M.; Yates, T.; Biddle, S.J.H. Rationale and study design for a randomised controlled trial to reduce sedentary time in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Project stand (sedentary time and diabetes). BMC Public Health 2011, 11, doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-908.
27. Manohar, C.U.; Koepp, G.A.; McCrady-Spitzer, S.K.; Levine, J.A. A stand-alone accelerometer system for free-living individuals to measure and promote physical activity. Infant Child. Adolesc. Nutr.2012, 4, 222–229.
28. Manohar, C.; Koepp, G.; Mc Crady-Spitzer, S.; Levine, J. Validation of the gruve triaxial accelerometer system for measuring physical activity. Obesity 2010, 18, doi:10.1038/oby.2010.164.
29. Stewart, A.; Marfell-Jones, M.; Olds, T.; de Ridder, H. International Standards for Anthropometric Assessment; The International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry: Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 2011.
30. Barwais, F.A.; Cuddihy, T.F.; Washington, T.L.; Tomson, L.M.; Brymer, E. Development and validation of a new self-report instrument for measuring sedentary behaviors and light-intensity physical activity in adults. J. Phys. Act. Health.2014, 11, 1097–1104.
31. Ainsworth, B.E.; Haskell, W.L.; Herrmann, S.D.; Meckes, N.; Bassett, D.R.; Tudor-Locke, C.; Greer, J.L.; Vezina, J.; Whitt-Glover, M.C.; Leon, A.S. 2011 compendium of physical activities: a second update of codes and met values. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc.2011, 43, 1575–1581.
32. Willett, W.; Stampfer, M.J. Total energy intake: Implications for epidemiologic analyses. Amer. J. Epidemiol.1986, 124, 17–27.
33. Cohen, J. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed.; Lawrence Erlbaum: Hillsdale, NJ, USA, 1988.
34. Haskell, W.; Lee, I.; Pate, R.; Powell, K.; Blair, S.; Franklin, B.; Macera, C.; Heath, G.; Thompson, P.; Bauman, A. Physical activity and public health: Updated recommendation for adults from the American college of sports medicine and the American Heart Association. Circulation2007, 116, 1423–1434.
35. Jepson, R.; Harris, F.; Platt, S.; Tannahill, C. The effectiveness of interventions to change six health behaviours: A review of reviews. BMC Public Health2010, 10, 1–16.
36. Kahn, E.B.; Ramsey, L.T.; Brownson, R.C.; Heath, G.W.; Howze, E.H.; Powell, K.E.; Stone, E.J.; Rajab, M.W.; Corso, P. The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity. Amer. J. Prev. Med.2002, 22, 73–107.
37. Kozey-Keadle, S.; Libertine, A.; Staudenmayer, J.; Freedson, P. The feasibility of reducing and measuring sedentary time among overweight, non-exercising office workers. J. Obes.2011, 2012, 1–10.
38. Adams, M.M.; Davis, P.G.; Gill, D.L. A hybrid online intervention for reducing sedentary behavior in obese women. Front. Public Health2013, doi:10.3389/fpubh.2013.00045.
39. Levine, J. Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT): Environment and biology. Amer. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 2004, 286, doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00562.2003.
40. Healy, G.N.; Clark, B.K.; Winkler E.H; Gardiner P.A; Brown, W.J.; Matthews, C.E. Measurement of adults’ sedentary time in population-based studies. Amer. J. Prev. Med. 2011, 41, 216–227.
41. Wijndaele, K.; de Bourdeaudhuij, I.; Godino, J. Reliability and validity of a domain-specific last 7-d sedentary time questionnaire. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc.2014, 46, 1869–1869.
42. Patel, A.V.; Bernstein, L.; Deka, A.; Feigelson, H.S.; Campbell, P.T.; Gapstur, S.M.; Colditz, G.A.; Thun, M.J. Leisure time spent sitting in relation to total mortality in a prospective cohort of U.S. adults. Amer. J. Epidemiol.2010, 172, 419–429.