Effectiveness of interventions for reducing non-occupational sedentary behaviour in adults and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Nursing Home & Elder Business Week -- Researchers detail new data in Health and Medicine - Sports Medicine. According to news reporting originating in Melbourne, Australia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “No systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions for reducing non-occupational sedentary behaviour are available. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of interventions for reducing non-occupational sedentary behaviour in adults and older adults.”
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Victoria University, “An electronic search of nine databases was performed. Randomised controlled trials (RCT) and cluster RCTs among adults testing the effectiveness of interventions aimed to reduce non-occupational sedentary behaviour were considered for inclusion. Two review authors independently screened studies for eligibility, completed data extraction and assessed the risk of bias. Nineteen studies that evaluated multicomponent lifestyle interventions, counselling or education, television (TV) control devices and workplace interventions were included. Evidence from the meta-analyses suggested that interventions can reduce leisure sitting time in adults in the medium term (-30 min/day; 95% CI -58 to -2), and TV viewing in the short term (-61 min/day; 95% CI -79 to -43) and medium term (-11 min/day; 95% CI -20 to -2). No significant pooled effects were found for transport sitting time, leisure-time computer use and longer term outcomes. No evidence was available on the effectiveness of interventions for reducing non-occupational sedentary time in older adults. The findings of this systematic review suggest the interventions may be effective in reducing non-occupational sedentary behaviour in the short to medium term in adults. However, no significant effect was found on longer term outcomes. The quality of evidence was, however, low to very low. No evidence was available on the effectiveness of non-occupational interventions on reducing sedentary time in older adults.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Further high-quality research with larger samples is warranted.”
For more information on this research see: Effectiveness of interventions for reducing non-occupational sedentary behaviour in adults and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine , 2018;():. (BMJ Publishing Group - http://group.bmj.com/; British Journal of Sports Medicine - http://bjsm.bmj.com/)
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting N. Shrestha, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Additional authors for this research include J. Grgic, G. Wiesner, A. Parker, H. Podnar, J.A. Bennie, S.JH. Biddle and Z. Pedisic.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098270. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-02-04), New Sports Medicine Findings from Victoria University Outlined (Effectiveness of interventions for reducing non-occupational sedentary behaviour in adults and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis), Nursing Home & Elder Business Week, 104, ISSN: 1552-2571, BUTTER® ID: 015058001
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