PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR IN LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS

Sedentary behavior, sitting with low energy expenditure during waking hours, has emerged as an important public health issue in the past decade. More time spent being sedentary is associated with increased mortality risk, independent of time spent doing moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activities. Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior have largely focused on children and working adults even though older adults represent the most...