Validity of long-term and short-term recall of occupational sitting time in Finnish and Chinese office workers

Autor: Ying Gao, Neil J. Cronin, Nina Nevala, Taija Finni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Sport and Health Science, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 345-351 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2095-2546
DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.06.003
Popis: Background: As sedentary behavior is a global health issue, there is a need for methods of self-reported sitting assessment. The accuracy and reliability of these methods should also be tested in various populations and different cultural contexts. This study examined the validity of long-term and short-term recall of occupational sitting time in Finnish and Chinese subgroups. Methods: Two cohort groups of office-based workers (58.6% female, age range 22–67 years) participated: a Finnish group (FIN, n = 34) and a Chinese group (CHI, n = 36). Long-term (past 3-month sitting) and short-term (daily sitting assessed on 5 consecutive days) single-item measures were used to assess self-reported occupational sitting time. Values from each participant were compared to objectively measured occupational sitting time assessed via thigh-mounted accelerometers, with Spearman's rho (ρ) used to assess validity and the Bland-Altman method used to evaluate agreement. Coefficients of variation depicted day-to-day variability of time spent on sitting at work. Results: In the total study sample, the results showed that both long-term and short-term recall correlated with accelerometer-derived sitting time (ρ = 0.532, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.336–0.684, p
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