Bouts and breaks in children's sedentary time: currently used operational definitions and recommendations for future research.
Increasing attention is paid to the potential health effects of children's sedentary bouts and breaks, rather than total sedentary time. This paper discusses currently used operational definitions of sedentary bouts and breaks in studies among children. Remarkably, these studies applied different operational definitions, complicating comparison between studies. To advance the field of sedentary behaviour epidemiology, we need a clear and 'evidence-based' operationalization for such sedentary bouts and breaks.
VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: t.altenburg@vumc.nl.
Teatske M
TM
Altenburg
VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mai J M
MJ
Chinapaw
D061725:Accelerometry / Q000379:methods; D035841:Behavioral Research; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D013997:Time Factors
Accelerometer; Definition; Sedentary pattern; Youth