Validity of self-reported sedentary time differs between Australian rural men engaged in office and farming occupations
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Validität von selbstberichteten Sitzzeiten unterscheidet sich in Australien bei ländlich wohnenden Männern in abhängigkeit davon, ob sie einer Tätigkeit im Büro oder in der Landwirtschaft nachgehen |
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Autor: | Dollman, James; Pontt, Johanna L.; Rowlands, Alex V. |
Erschienen in: | Journal of sports sciences |
Veröffentlicht: | 34 (2016), 12, S. 1154-1158, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0264-0414, 1466-447X |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2015.1094185 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201604002282 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Rural Australians have a higher likelihood of chronic disease than urban Australians, particularly male farmers. Chronic disease has been associated with occupational sedentary time. The aim was to validate the self-report of sedentary time in men in contrasting rural occupations. Farmers (n = 29) and office workers (n = 28), age 30–65 years, were recruited from the Riverland region of South Australia. Daily sedentary time and number of breaks in sedentary time were self-reported and measured objectively using body-worn inclinometers. Correlational analyses were conducted between self-reported and objectively measured variables, separately by occupation. There was a significant correlation between self-reported and objectively measured sedentary time in the whole sample (r = 0.44, P = 0.001). The correlation among office workers was significant (r = 0.57, P = 0.003) but not among farmers (r = 0.08, P = 0.68). There were no significant correlations between self-reported and measured number of breaks in sedentary time, for the whole sample (rho = −0.03, P = 0.83), office workers (rho = 0.17, P = 0.39) and farmers (rho = −0.22, P = 0.25). In conclusion, the validity of self-report of sedentary behaviours by farmers was poor. Further research is needed to develop better performing self-report instruments or more accessible objective measures of sedentary behaviour in this population.