Limitations on the Use of a Single Screening Question to Measure Sedentary Behavior

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ID11039675
AuthorsCaroline A Macera (Caroline A. Macera, Sandra A. Ham, Deborah A. Jones, and C. Dexter Kimsey are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara E. Ainsworth and Linda J. Neff are with the University of South Carolina, Columbia.), Sandra A Ham (0000-0002-1966-2413, Caroline A. Macera, Sandra A. Ham, Deborah A. Jones, and C. Dexter Kimsey are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara E. Ainsworth and Linda J. Neff are with the University of South Carolina, Columbia.), Deborah A Jones (Caroline A. Macera, Sandra A. Ham, Deborah A. Jones, and C. Dexter Kimsey are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara E. Ainsworth and Linda J. Neff are with the University of South Carolina, Columbia.), Deborah Jones (0000-0002-6719-524X, The Centers), C Dexter Kimsey (Caroline A. Macera, Sandra A. Ham, Deborah A. Jones, and C. Dexter Kimsey are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara E. Ainsworth and Linda J. Neff are with the University of South Carolina, Columbia.), Barbara E Ainsworth (0000-0002-4199-692X, Caroline A. Macera, Sandra A. Ham, Deborah A. Jones, and C. Dexter Kimsey are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara E. Ainsworth and Linda J. Neff are with the University of South Carolina, Columbia.), Linda J Neff (Caroline A. Macera, Sandra A. Ham, Deborah A. Jones, and C. Dexter Kimsey are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara E. Ainsworth and Linda J. Neff are with the University of South Carolina, Columbia.)
Year2001
Volume91
Issue12
Pages2010-2012
Publication date2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.91.12.2010
PMID11726385
OpenAlexW2116410693
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

Objectives. This study explored the limitations of identifying sedentary individuals via an existing screening question in a state-based surveillance system. Methods. A national sample (n = 7529) of adults, selected by random-digit dialing between November 1999 and May 2000, responded about participation in leisure-time physical activity. Results. Of those who initially reported no leisure-time physical activity (25%), 85% were engaging in at least some activity, and 20% were engaging in enough moderate- or vigorous-intensity activity to meet health-related recommendations. Conclusions. Public health programs that use only 1 screening question to identify sedentary behavior may not be able to target physical activity messages effectively, especially if physical activity is defined to include a broad range of activities beyond sports

Environmental health · Leisure time · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Public health · Random digit dialing · Sedentary behavior · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology

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