Patterns of Objectively Measured Sedentary Behaviour in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-13-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volume

32

Issue

6

First page number:

1428

Last page number:

1436

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns of objectively measured sedentary behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Baseline accelerometer data were pooled from two randomized controlled trials of lifestyle behaviour change programmes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Patterns of sedentary behaviours were computed including total volume, number, and duration of bouts and breaks. Results: Participants spent >70% of the day sedentary (8 hr), which was generally accumulated in short sedentary bouts (<10 min). Participants were engaged in signifi‐cantly more sedentary time during the morning, although differences between time of day were small (mean bout duration range: 19.8–22.3 min). Conclusions: The findings add valuable insight into the patterns of sedentary behav‐iours among adults with intellectual disabilities. Further research investigating the patterns and context of sedentary behaviour is required to develop targeted inter‐ventions to reduce total sedentary time in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Keywords

Accelerometer; Intellectual disabilities; Sedentary behavior

Disciplines

Disability Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Language

English

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