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A comparison of the effectiveness of physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions in reducing sedentary time in adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of controlled trials

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Prince, S. A., Saunders, T. J., Gresty, K., Reid, R. D.·2014·Obesity Reviews

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Summary: The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature and compare the effectiveness of controlled interventions with a focus on physical activity ( PA ) and/or sedentary behaviours ( SB s) for reducing sedentary time in adults. Six electronic databases were searched to identify all studies that examined the effects of interventions that targeted PA and/or SB s and that reported on changes in SB s (sedentary, sitting or television time). A qualitative synthesis was performed for all studies, and meta‐analyses conducted among studies with mean differences (min/d) of sedentary time. PROSPERO : CRD 42014006535. Sixty‐five controlled studies met inclusion criteria; 33 were used in the meta‐analyses. Interventions with a focus on PA or that included a PA and SB component produced less consistent findings and generally resulted in modest reductions in sedentary time ( PA : standardized mean differences [ SMD ] = −0.22 [95% confidence interval { CI }: −0.35, −0.10], PA + SB : SMD = −0.37 [95% CI : −0.69, −0.05]). Moderate quality evidence from the randomized controlled trial meta‐analysis coupled with the qualitative synthesis provides consistent evidence that large and clinically meaningful reductions in sedentary time can be expected from interventions with a focus on reducing SB s ( SMD = −1.28 [95% CI : −1.68, −0.87] ). There is evidence to support the need for interventions to include a component focused on reducing SB s in order to generate clinically meaningful reductions in sedentary time.

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Authors
Prince, S. A., Saunders, T. J., Gresty, K., & Reid, R. D.
Affiliations
  • Ottawa Heart Institute (CA)
  • University of Prince Edward Island (CA)
  • University of Ottawa (CA)
Corresponding author
Prince, S. A.
Venue
Obesity Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-08-11
Volume
15
Issue
11
Pages
905-919
ISSN
  • 1467-7881 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-789X
OpenAlex
W1925358788
Cited by
382
References
93
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FWCI
4.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Obesity Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Fellowship)
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Fellowship)
  • University of Ottawa Heart Institute - Gordon E. Allen post-doctoral fellowship
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Keywords
sedentary behavior, physical activity interventions, sedentary time reduction, sitting time, television viewing, adults, intervention effectiveness
MeSH terms
Adult, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Obesity, Patient Compliance, Exercise, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Evidence-Based Practice, Sedentary Behavior

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