Socio-demographic, psychosocial and home-environmental attributes associated with adults' domestic screen time

Socio-demographic, psychosocial and home-environmental attributes associated with adults' domestic screen time

BACKGROUND Sedentary behaviors (involving prolonged sitting time) are associated with deleterious health consequences, independent of (lack of) physical activity. To inform interventions, correlates of prevalent sedentary behaviors need to be identified. We examined associations of socio-demographic, home-environmental and psychosocial factors with adults' TV viewing time and leisure-time Inter...

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Cross-sectional and prospective associations of neighbourhood environmental attributes with screen time in Japanese middle-aged and older adults

OBJECTIVES This study examined cross-sectional and 2-year prospective associations of perceived and objectively measured environmental attributes with screen time among middle-aged Japanese adults. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Nerima and Kanuma cities of Japan. PARTICIPANTS Data were collected from adults aged 40-69 years living in two cities of Japan in 2011 (baseline: n=1011...

Socio-demographic factors associated with domestic violence in urban slums, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Domestic violence is identified as a public heath problem. It is associated with adverse maternal health. This study examined the prevalence and determinants of domestic violence among women in urban slums of Mumbai, India. METHODS A community based cross-sectional household survey was carried out among eligible women for the study during September 2012 to January 2013...

Psychosocial and Environmental Factors Associated with Dog

Dog walking is associated with higher levels of physical activity (PA). However, not all dog owners walk their dog(s) at a level sufficient for health benefits. Therefore, identifying correlates of dog walking may help to inform the design of more effective interventions to promote this specific form of PA. The purpose of this study was to examine psychosocial and environmental correlates of do...