Nonworksite Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behavior among Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sedentary behavior has been identified as a major health risk. While interventions to reduce time spent sedentary have become increasingly prevalent, the vast majority of this work in adults has been focused on workplace sedentary behavior, and often pairs sedentary reduction interventions with increasing physical activity. As research designed to specifically decrease sedentary time that is not limited to the workplace becomes available, identifying strategies and approaches, along with feasibility and efficacy of these interventions, is warranted.

Methods

Electronic databases were searched for sedentary interventions with eligibility criteria including: (a) interventions designed to explicitly reduce sedentary behavior that were not limited to the workplace, (b) ou

SUBMITTER: Thraen-Borowski KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5630153 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature