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Interventions to address sedentary behaviour for older adults: a scoping review.

Celeste PetrusevskiSilvana ChooMichael WilsonJoy Christine MacDermidJulie Richardson
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2020)
Findings from this scoping review suggest that sedentary behaviour can be reduced in community-dwelling older adults through multi-component targeted interventions. Future work is needed to examine sedentary behaviour interventions for adults >75 years and for persons living in long-term care institutions.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONOlder adults spend up to 75% of their day sedentary and are at an increased risk for chronic conditions, functional limitations, and mortality.Multi-component sedentary behaviour interventions, such as education, physical activity, and activity monitoring should be implemented for older adults.When designing interventions, incorporating goal-setting, self-monitoring and other behaviour change strategies can reduce sitting time for older adults.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • sleep quality
  • healthcare
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • risk factors
  • coronary artery disease
  • drug delivery
  • depressive symptoms