title: Caregiving, Transport-Related, and Demographic Correlates of Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: The Senior Neighborhood Quality of Life Study.
abstract: Excess sedentary time predicts negative health outcomes independent of physical activity. The present investigation examined informal caregiving duties and transportation-related factors as potential correlates of sedentary behavior in older adults.
  
  
  
  Average daily sedentary time was measured via accelerometer in adults ages 66 years and older (N = 861). Caregiving variables included dog ownership and informal family caregiving status. Transportation variables included driver status, walking distance to public transit, and reported presence of pedestrians and bicyclists in one's neighborhood.
  
  
  
  In multivariate models, owning a dog and being a driver were associated with less sedentary time (p ≤ .01). Educational status and geographic region modified the association between dog ownership and sedentary time, and age modified the association between driver status and sedentary time.
  
  
  
  This study identified that older adult dog owners and drivers were less sedentary. Both factors may create opportunities for older adults to get out of their homes.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Maya N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA king@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Abby C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.affiliation: Seattle Children's Institute Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, WA, USA University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Saelens
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: Kelli L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004285:Dogs; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D014186:Transportation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016138:Walking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: elderly; older adults; physical activity; sedentary behavior