title: Acceptability of Strategies to Reduce Student Sitting: A Mixed-Methods Study With College Teachers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As school days among adolescents include long periods of prolonged sitting, teachers are key agents to deliver interventions to reduce youth sedentary behavior. To develop an intervention, acceptability and feasibility of alternative strategies should be tested. We aimed to examine teachers' current use and willingness to use various strategies to decrease student sitting and potential barriers and facilitators of use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mixed-methods design with college teachers using an online cross-sectional survey (n = 192) and focus group interviews (n = 13).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although a vast majority (87%) of the teachers found reducing prolonged sitting an important goal, only 47% were actually including practices to reduce sitting in their classroom. 89% of the teachers reported willingness to use at least one of the five alternative strategies presented. Focus groups revealed a discussion emphasis on environmental opportunity and motivation as key to implementation. Teachers also generated additional ideas for intervention content.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite low levels of current sitting reduction, teachers were willing to try at least one strategy to reduce sitting. Results informed intervention development regarding parameters of use for each strategy. When possible, interventions should provide teachers with a variety of alternative strategies that are easy to use to reduce prolonged sitting.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Helsinki, Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.affiliation: 2 Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Araújo-Soares
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Helsinki, Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haukkala
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Tampere, Linna, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Nelli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hankonen
keywords: acceptability; feasibility; intervention strategies; sedentary time; sitting reduction; vocational college