TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role of the Environment in Sedentary Behavior in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
AU - Brach, Jennifer S.
AU - Almeida, Gustavo J.
AU - Perera, Subashan
AU - Hergenroeder, Andrea
AU - Kotlarczyk, Mary P.
AU - Barone Gibbs, Bethany
N1 - Funding Information:
BBG reports grant funding from Humanscale as a potential conflict of interest. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
Funding Information:
Research reported in this article was funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Award (CE-1304?6301) and the Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center (NIA P30 AG024827). The statements in this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) or its Board of Governors or Methodology Committee.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - To compare amounts of sedentary behavior and physical activity in adults residing in planned group residential settings to those residing in private homes, this study recruited 31 older adults who resided in planned group residential settings (n = 13) and in private homes (n = 18). Daily activities were measured using the SenseWear Armband for 7 days. Estimates of the duration of daily activities performed across sedentary, light, and moderate-to-vigorous intensities were captured. It was found that participants in planned group residential settings were older (age 85.9 ± 3.5 vs. 78.3 ± 7.2; p = 0.001) and spent more time in sedentary behaviors (12.7 ± 1.5 vs. 11.3 ± 1.6; p = 0.02) than participants in private homes. The difference was attenuated slightly after controlling for age and wear time (adjusted difference 1.2 ± 0.6 hours, p = 0.06). Thus, adults residing in planned group residential settings, which provide supportive services, were more sedentary than adults residing in private homes. The environment in which older adults live may contribute to sedentary behavior.
AB - To compare amounts of sedentary behavior and physical activity in adults residing in planned group residential settings to those residing in private homes, this study recruited 31 older adults who resided in planned group residential settings (n = 13) and in private homes (n = 18). Daily activities were measured using the SenseWear Armband for 7 days. Estimates of the duration of daily activities performed across sedentary, light, and moderate-to-vigorous intensities were captured. It was found that participants in planned group residential settings were older (age 85.9 ± 3.5 vs. 78.3 ± 7.2; p = 0.001) and spent more time in sedentary behaviors (12.7 ± 1.5 vs. 11.3 ± 1.6; p = 0.02) than participants in private homes. The difference was attenuated slightly after controlling for age and wear time (adjusted difference 1.2 ± 0.6 hours, p = 0.06). Thus, adults residing in planned group residential settings, which provide supportive services, were more sedentary than adults residing in private homes. The environment in which older adults live may contribute to sedentary behavior.
KW - Sedentary
KW - environment
KW - planned group residential settings
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U2 - 10.1080/02763893.2018.1451799
DO - 10.1080/02763893.2018.1451799
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044922783
SN - 0276-3893
VL - 33
SP - 31
EP - 40
JO - Journal of Housing for the Elderly
JF - Journal of Housing for the Elderly
IS - 1
ER -