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Prevalence of Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
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Sedentary behavior is a cluster of behaviors adopted in a sitting or lying posture where little energy is being expended. Sedentary behavior is a risk factor for health independent to inactivity. Currently, there are no published systematic reviews on the prevalence of sedentary behavior objectively measured in, or subjectively reported by, older adults. The aim of this systematic review was to collect and analyze published literature relating to reported prevalence of sedentary behavior, written in English, on human adults, where subjects aged 60 years and over were represented in the study. 23 reports covered data from 18 surveys sourced from seven countries. It was noted that sedentary behavior is defined in different ways by each survey. The majority of surveys included used self-report as a measurement of sedentary behavior. Objective measurements were also captured with the use of body worn accelerometers. Whether measurements are subjective or objective, the majority of older adults are sedentary. Almost 60% of older adult’s reported sitting for more than 4 h per day, 65% sit in front of a screen for more than 3 h daily and over 55% report watching more than 2 h of TV. However, when measured objectively in a small survey, it was found that 67% of the older population were sedentary for more than 8.5 h daily.
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This systematic review synthesizes 23 reports from 18 surveys in seven countries and finds sedentary behavior highly prevalent in older adults, with about 59% reporting >4 h/day sitting and 67% objectively sedentary >8.5 h/day in one small accelerometry study. Measurement heterogeneity and self-report limitations constrain comparability across surveys.
Key findings
- Across seven sitting surveys (N = 372,550 older adults), meta-prevalence was 58.9% sitting >4 h/day, 26.6% >6 h/day, and 5.0% >10 h/day; 78% reported >3 h/day versus 22% <3 h/day.
- TV viewing meta-prevalence from nine surveys (N = 275,344) was 56% >2 h/day, 54.2% >3 h/day, and 15.1% >4 h/day; screen-time meta-prevalence from three studies (N = 105,424) was 52.9% >4 h/day and 93.6% >2 h/day.
- Computer use was reported by 64.6% of UK older adults, but fewer than 10% of Canadian older adults used a computer for more than 1.6 h daily; use was higher in younger older adults and males.
- Objective accelerometry in 649 English older adults found 67% sedentary for more than 8.5 h of the waking day, with only 33% below that threshold; gender differences were small, and sedentary time increased slightly over age 75 except for computer use.
Methods
- Systematic review with electronic searches of AMED, CINAHL, and Medline in August 2013, plus manual journal searches, reference-list checks, and author contact; inclusion required English-language scholarly papers on human adults with participants aged 60+, prevalence of sedentary behavior as a defined outcome, >200 subjects, and at least one day of recording.
- The search returned 2,343 papers; after duplicates, 2,078 were reviewed, with 1,864 excluded by title, 113 by abstract, and 82 by full text, leaving 19 papers; additional data and manual searching yielded 23 reports from 18 surveys in seven countries, covering over 500,000 older adults.
- Data were converted to hours/day where needed, and prevalence data were pooled into meta-prevalence using the inverse variance method for sitting (7/9 surveys), TV viewing (9/10 surveys), and screen time (3 studies); computer use and accelerometry data were not pooled.
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- The paper states that inverse variance meta-prevalence has limitations for very high and very low prevalence, tending to overestimate weights for such categories, and that pooled studies used different prevalence categories, so weighting may have been underestimated for some larger time categories.
- The paper states that accelerometry data came from a single study of 649 older adults in one country and may not be generalizable; it also notes that the accelerometer measured lack of activity counts as sedentary rather than sitting, potentially including standing time.
- The paper states that self-report measures have poor accuracy and can underestimate relationships, and the text makes evident that sedentary behavior definitions were not standardized until 2012, most surveys used self-report, and specific data on the oldest old were limited.
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“However, when measured objectively in a small survey, it was found that 67% of the older population were sedentary for more than 8.5 h daily.”
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“Almost 60% of older adult’s reported sitting for more than 4 h per day”
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“The majority of surveys included used self-report as a measurement of sedentary behavior.”
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“65% sit in front of a screen for more than 3 h daily”
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“It would appear there is little difference in report by gender (1.6 ± 1.6%) [3,17,18].”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Dogra, S., and Stathokostas, L. (2012). Sedentary behavior and physical activity are independent predictors of successful aging in middle-aged and older adults. J. Aging Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [17] Dunstan, 2010, Television viewing time and mortality: The Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab), Circulation source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Banks, 2011, Screen-time, obesity, ageing and disability: Findings from 91,266 participants in the 45 and up study, Public Health Nutr. source
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“On average across the studies, 58.9% of older adults reported sitting for over 4 h, 26.6% reported over 6 h and 5.0% reported over 10 h per day.”
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“On average across the studies, 58.9% of older adults reported sitting for over 4 h, 26.6% reported over 6 h and 5.0% reported over 10 h per day.”
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“These results were obtained for a total population of 372,550 compiled from seven surveys covering six countries (Australia, Canada, Norway, Spain, UK and USA) [3,17,18,24,25,27,33].”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Dogra, S., and Stathokostas, L. (2012). Sedentary behavior and physical activity are independent predictors of successful aging in middle-aged and older adults. J. Aging Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [17] Dunstan, 2010, Television viewing time and mortality: The Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab), Circulation source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Banks, 2011, Screen-time, obesity, ageing and disability: Findings from 91,266 participants in the 45 and up study, Public Health Nutr. source
- Not checked yetcites [24] Chau, J.Y., Grunseit, A., Midthjell, K., Holmen, J, Holmen, T.L., Bauman, A.E., and van der Ploeg, H.P. (2013). Sedentary behaviour and risk of mortality from all-causes and cardiometabolic diseases in adults: Evidence from the HUNT3 population cohort. Br. J. Sports Med. source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Balboa-Castillo, T., León-Muñoz, L.M., Graciani, A., Rodríguez-Artalejo, F., and Guallar-Castillón, P. (2011). Longitudinal association of physical activity and sedentary behavior during leisure time with health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Health Qual. Life Outcomes, 9. source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Stamatakis, 2012, Associations between multiple indicators of objectively-measured and self-reported sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic risk in older adults, Prev. Med. source
- Not checked yetcites [33] Matthews, 2012, Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors and cause-specific mortality in US adults, Am. J. Clin. Nutr. source
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“23 reports covered data from 18 surveys sourced from seven countries.”
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“The process of the review resulted in 23 reports of prevalence of sedentary behavior in older adults as illustrated in Figure 1.”
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“For TV viewing time data were pooled from 9/10 surveys.”
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“Some papers included older adults as a group within a larger scale population study; some were specifically designed to describe the behavior of the older population.”
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“There is not a consistent definition of older adults in the included papers.”
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“For total sitting time, the data were pooled from 7/9 surveys.”
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“Over 60 years and over 65 years are the most frequently occurring definitions.”
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“In this age group there was little difference in results whether the participants’ were asked to report weekday sitting and weekend sitting.”
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“It was noted that sedentary behavior is defined in different ways by each survey.”
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“Different measurement methods and categorizations were used to define sedentary behavior in the included studies.”
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“Figure 3 Meta-Prevalence of sitting, N = 372,550 older adults, n = 7 from six countries, note time categories of <3 h (22%) and >3 h (78%) is equal to 100%.”
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“Two surveys covered two surveys on computer use and one paper covered 1 survey on accelerometry.”
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“Screen time data was pooled from 3 studies for meta-prevalence.”
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“The title review excluded 1,864 papers, the abstract review excluded 113 and the full text excluded 82, leaving 19 papers to be included for the study.”
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“There was not sufficient data to carry out inverse variance on computer use or sedentary time by accelerometry, so they are presented and described as per the papers.”
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“On average 61.5% females reported more than 4 h of sitting compared to males at 63.5% [3,17,18].”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Dogra, S., and Stathokostas, L. (2012). Sedentary behavior and physical activity are independent predictors of successful aging in middle-aged and older adults. J. Aging Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [17] Dunstan, 2010, Television viewing time and mortality: The Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab), Circulation source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Banks, 2011, Screen-time, obesity, ageing and disability: Findings from 91,266 participants in the 45 and up study, Public Health Nutr. source
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“The electronic search returned a total of 2,343 papers (Medline: 732; AMED: 722; CINAHL: 888).”
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“With TV viewing 13 papers, covering 10 surveys, nine of which were included in the meta-prevalence.”
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“As can be seen from Figure 2, there were 13 papers on sitting, covering nine surveys with seven studies used for the meta-prevalence.”
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“After removal of duplicated papers, 2,078 papers were reviewed.”
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“Three papers covered three studies, all of which were included in the meta-prevalence for screen time.”
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“This method had been used in several papers and shown to have good reliability as a criterion measure [13].”
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- Not checked yetcites [13] Salmon, 2003, Physical activity and sedentary behavior: A population-based study of barriers, enjoyment, and preference, Health Psychol. source
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“Recently, an emergence of research in sedentary behavior (SB) has indicated that SB is an independent health risk factor, separate to lack of PA, associated with successful aging, morbidity and mortality [2,3,4].”
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“Sedentary behavior is a risk factor for health independent to inactivity.”
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- Not checked yetcites [2] Katzmarzyk, 2010, Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and health: Paradigm paralysis or paradigm shift?, Diabetes source
- Not checked yetcites [3] Dogra, S., and Stathokostas, L. (2012). Sedentary behavior and physical activity are independent predictors of successful aging in middle-aged and older adults. J. Aging Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [4] Thorp, 2011, Sedentary behaviors and subsequent health outcomes in adults, Am. J. Prev. Med. source
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“Where conflicting opinions arose with regard to the inclusion decision the paper was included to the next phase for further consideration and excluded when there was agreement on the inclusion of said paper.”
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“The papers were reviewed by three independent researchers using inclusion and exclusion criteria (Table 1).”
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“The accelerometer employed in this case measures lack of counts of activity as sedentary, rather than sitting, thus there could potentially be some standing time included in this sedentary data.”
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Stamatakis, 2012, Associations between multiple indicators of objectively-measured and self-reported sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic risk in older adults, Prev. Med. source
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“The accelerometry data for older adults was based on a study of 649 and a single country, therefore perhaps not generalizable to the population.”
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Stamatakis, 2012, Associations between multiple indicators of objectively-measured and self-reported sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic risk in older adults, Prev. Med. source
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“Younger older adults use computers more than those over 74 years and the activity is more favored by males.”
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Shields, 2008, Screen time among Canadian adults: A profile, Health Rep.
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“Those individuals who are less sedentary tend to age more successfully and report better quality of life [3,25].”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Dogra, S., and Stathokostas, L. (2012). Sedentary behavior and physical activity are independent predictors of successful aging in middle-aged and older adults. J. Aging Res. source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Balboa-Castillo, T., León-Muñoz, L.M., Graciani, A., Rodríguez-Artalejo, F., and Guallar-Castillón, P. (2011). Longitudinal association of physical activity and sedentary behavior during leisure time with health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Health Qual. Life Outcomes, 9. source
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“TV viewing is also associated with other unhealthy habits such as consumption of unhealthy food and drinks or the influence of adverting to encourage these behaviors, therefore may also be a confounding factor with negative health effects of sitting [36].”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [36] Stamatakis, 2012, Sedentary time in relation to cardio-metabolic risk factors: Differential association for self-report vs. accelerometry in working age adults, Int. J. Epidemiol. source
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“However, association between sitting time and invasive breast cancer risk and risk of renal cell carcinoma has been specifically examined and significant independent association was not shown, although a weak correlation could not be ruled out [31,32].”
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- Not checked yetcites [31] George, 2010, Beyond recreational physical activity: Examining occupational and household activity, transportation activity, and sedentary behavior in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk, Am. J. Public Health source
- Not checked yetcites [32] George, 2011, A prospective analysis of prolonged sitting time and risk of renal cell carcinoma among 300,000 older adults, Ann. Epidemiol. source
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“In addition, the studies pooled had different categories of prevalence and while we only considered non overlapping categories it is possible that weighting might have been underestimated for some studies evaluating prevalence of larger categories of time.”
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“Self-report measures are known to have poor accuracy and lead to an underestimation of the strength of the relationship [37].”
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- Not checked yetcites [37] Celis-Morales, C.A., Perez-Bravo, F., Ibńez, L., Salas, C., Bailey, M.E.S., and Gill, J.M.R. (2012). Objective vs. self-report physical activity and sedentary time: Effects of measurement method on relationship with risk biomarkers. PLoS One, 7. source
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“Both screen time and TV time can be used as proxy measurements of sedentary behavior.”
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TV viewing serves as a proxy for sedentary behavior.
“TV viewing serves as a proxy for sedentary behavior, Figure 4 shows the meta-prevalence of TV viewing reported by older adults.”
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“In their systematic review, Harvey et al. 36 suggested that older adults (age ≥ 60 years) are one of the most sedentary groups in society, spending on average 80% of their time in a seated posture with 67% being sedentary for more than 8.5 h per day.”
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“5 h daily on sedentary behaviors (33), and less than a third of adults accurately know and understand the PA recommended guidelines (34–37).”
BackgroundGreenwood-Hickman, M. A., Shapiro, L. N., Chen, S., Crane, P. K., Harrington, L. B., Johnson, K., LaCroix, A. Z., Lane, L. G., McCurry, S. M., Shaw, P. A., et al. (2024) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-024-05251-3 · Cited by 7
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Do wearable activity trackers have a place in pharmacies?
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“…use of technology and TV viewing, retirement or occupational changes, changes in family or living circumstances (Hall et al. 2021; Wilson Leung et al. 2021; Lewis et al. 2017; Harvey et al. 2013), there are many factors which impact ageing, making it a complex construct (Merchant et al. 2022).”
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“…is a sedentary lifestyle, the prevalence of which is significantly high, as reported in the systematic review carried out by Harvey et al. (213), who found a sedentary lifestyle prevalence of 67% in people over 60 years of age, characterized by physical inactivity of more than 8.5 h per day [30].”
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Watts, A. S., Garnier‐Villarreal, M., & Gardiner, P. A. (2018) · Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour · doi:10.1123/jmpb.2018-0002 · Cited by 6
Actividad física y calidad de vida en las personas mayores: estudio piloto PQS
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Sedentary Time in Male and Female Masters and Recreational Athletes Aged 55 and Older
McCracken, H. S., & Dogra, S. (2017) · Journal of Aging and Physical Activity · doi:10.1123/japa.2016-0324 · Cited by 6
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Tadrous, R., Förster, A., Farrin, A. J., Coventry, P. A., & Clegg, A. P. (2025) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-025-05844-6 · Cited by 5
“Older adults are the fastest-growing segment of the world population; and with approximately 67% of older adults spending over 8.5 h per day sedentary [5], they are also the most sedentary group in society [6, 7].”
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“Sedentary behavior increases with aging, leading to a high prevalence among older adults with >8.5 h/day spent sitting, which is more commonly seen in residential settings [104].”
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Mielke, G. I., Ricardo, L. I. C., Wendt, A. T., Christófaro, D. G. D., & Owen, N. G. (2018) · Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde · doi:10.12820/rbafs.23e0020 · Cited by 5
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“5 to almost 10 hours per day.(5,6) There is evidence that sedentary behavior is even higher (.”
BackgroundSeo, H., Choi, M., & Ahn, S. (2022) · Epidemiology and Health · doi:10.4178/epih.e2022023 · Cited by 5
“In a systematic review, nearly 60% of older adults reported sitting for more than 4 hr/day, 15% of whom reported watching television for more than 4 hr/day during that period [28].”
BackgroundGreenwood-Hickman, M. A., Zhou, J., Cook, A. J., Mettert, K. D., Green, B., McClure, J. B., Arterburn, D. E., Flórez-Acevedo, S., & Rosenberg, D. E. (2022) · Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine · doi:10.1177/23337214221096007 · Cited by 5
“…COVID-19 pandemic, older adults age ≥60 had higher sedentary behavior (SB) than younger age groups in the United States and internationally, accumulating an average of 10–14 hours of sitting each day (Copeland et al., 2015, 2017; Harvey et al., 2013; Matthews et al., 2008; Webster et al., 2021).”
BackgroundValidity of ActivPAL CREA software detection of sitting and lying during free-living conditions
Shivgulam, M. E., Frayne, R. J., Schwartz, B. D., Wu, Y., Daley, W. S., Kimmerly, D. S., & O'Brien, M. W. (2023) · Physiological Measurement · doi:10.1088/1361-6579/ace14e · Cited by 5
“It is unclear whether age and bodymass influence time spent in detailed sedentary postures, with evidence that older adults spendmore time sedentary in general (Harvey et al 2013).”
BackgroundHuang, H.-C., Chang, S.-H., & Yang, X. (2024) · Medicina · doi:10.3390/medicina60030444 · Cited by 5
“A systematic review has denoted that almost 60% of older adults report watching TV for more than 2 h [32].”
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“20 Therefore, addressing the global pandemic of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior should be a priority for public health agency.”
BackgroundCrnković, I., Lončarek, K., Železnik, D., Fičko, S. L., Vlahović, T., Režan, R., & Knežević, G. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20136301 · Cited by 5
“Compared to other age groups, older adults spend the most time in sedentary activities, approximately 80% of their waking time between 8 and 12 h a day, which has a significant negative impact on the presence of depression [52].”
BackgroundEditorial: Sedentary Behavior in Human Health and Disease
Bailey, D. P. (2017) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2017.00901 · Cited by 5
“The dangers of sedentary behavior may be particularly relevant to older adults who exhibit the highest amounts of sedentary time and are vulnerable to the adverse health effects of aging (Harvey et al., 2013).”
BackgroundZhang, X., Yang, D., Chen, S., Wang, L., Li, X., Wang, Z., Meng, M., Li, X., Jiang, H., Hao, Y., et al. (2026) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/80827 · Cited by 4
“Globally, 67% of adults aged 60 years and older spend over 8.5 hours daily in SB [8], with 69.8% of Chinese older adults with diabetes classified as sedentary [9].”
InfluentialLeisure sedentary time and elevated blood pressure: evidence from the statutory retirement policy
Li, H., & Zeng, W. (2024) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1468221 · Cited by 4
Real-Time Feedback on Older Adults Exercise: A Socially Assistive Robot Coaching System
Sardinha, E. N., Sarajchi, M., Xu, K., Insuasty, M., Cifuentes, C. A., & Múnera, M. (2024) · IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids) · doi:10.1109/humanoids58906.2024.10769820 · Cited by 4
Inactivity is isolation: insights from a sedentary time intervention in assisted living
Klicnik, I., Leadbetter, B., Zdjelar, M., B̀ouchard, D. R., Copeland, J. L., & Dogra, S. (2025) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-025-05921-w · Cited by 5
“Data indicate that older adults engage in up to 10 h of sedentary time every day [19]; this number is hypothesized to be higher among those in assisted living [20].”
Kim, H. J., Hwang, Y. J., Park, J. E., & Lee, D. Y. (2025) · JMIR Aging · doi:10.2196/63081 · Cited by 8
“According to a review paper summarizing studies from the United States, Europe, and Japan, 67% of older adults aged 60 years or older spend more than 8.5 hours sitting down [9].”
InfluentialDevelopment of an Intelligent Office Chair by Combining Vibrotactile and Visual Feedbacks
Liu, J. (2021) · Journal of Physics Conference Series · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1877/1/012015 · Cited by 4
“Specifically, these sensors will provide vibrotactile feedback to the user if a pre-set duration limit is reached [5].”
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Christofoletti, M., Sandreschi, P. F., Manta, S. W., Confortin, S. C., Delevatti, R. S., d’Orsi, E., Benedetti, T. R. B., Rech, C. R., & Matias, T. S. (2021) · Journal of Aging and Physical Activity · doi:10.1123/japa.2020-0157 · Cited by 4
Xu, S. S., Leung, K., Wong, T. W. L., Chung, K. K. H., & Chan, D. K. C. (2023) · Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.ajsep.2023.08.001 · Cited by 6
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“This observation aligns with previous studies showing that older adults are more prone to adopting a sedentary life-style and are less inclined to adhere to physical activity recommendations, with this trend becoming more pronounced as age increases [30].”
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“Moreover, about 60% report sitting for more than 4 h daily and 67% for more than 8.5 h during waking hours (Harvey et al., 2013).”
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“Older adults have been observed to spend an average of 8.5 h per day as sedentary (4, 5), which heightens risks of cardiovascular disease, falls, and cognitive decline (6, 7).”
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Self-citationParticipation in youth sports influences sarcopenia parameters in older adults
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Metadata
- Authors
- Harvey, J., Chastin, S., & Skelton, D.
- Affiliations
- Glasgow Caledonian University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Harvey, Juliet
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2013-12-02
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 6645-6661
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3881132
- OpenAlex
- W2006256354
- Cited by
- 418
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 54 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 8
- FWCI
- 1.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- ResearchOnline (Glasgow Caledonian University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- sedentary behavior, older adults, prevalence, sitting time, screen time, television viewing, accelerometry, self-report, physical inactivity, health risk factors
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Humans, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Sedentary Behavior, Self Report
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