Sedentary time in older adults: A critical review of measurement, associations with health, and interventions

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 21, 2017, Pages

  Copeland, Jennifer L ^a   Ashe, Maureen C ^b   Biddle, Stuart Jh ^c   Brown, Wendy J ^d   Buman, Matthew P ^e   Chastin, Sebastien ^f   Gardiner, Paul A ^d   Inoue, Shigeru ^g   Jefferis, Barbara J ^h   Oka, Koichiro ⁱ   Owen, Neville ^j,k   Sardinha, Luís B ^l   Skelton, Dawn A ^f   Sugiyama, Takemi ^m   Dogra, Shilpa ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^k SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^m AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

aging ageing; functional; intervention; measurement; sedentary

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 85038129830     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097210     Document Type: Review

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