Development of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Older Adults' Total Sedentary Time and Sedentary Time With Cognitive Activity.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to develop a questionnaire for evaluating total sedentary time (ST) and ST with cognitive activity, and to examine the association between ST and cognitive function among Japanese older adults. The questionnaire to evaluate ST comprised 12 items regarding behavior in specific settings, including 8 items on ST with cognitive activity, in a usual week. Older adults aged ≥75 years who participated in a health check-up assessing cognitive function completed the developed questionnaire and subsequently wore an accelerometer and recorded a diary of ST with cognitive activity for a week as validity measures. Cognitive function was assessed with neuropsychological tests covering 4 domains: memory, attention, executive function, and processing speed. Fifty-two participants were inc

SUBMITTER: Kurita S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9003769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature