Recommendations for physical activity in Older Adults questions
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Sparling, P. B., Howard, B. J., Dunstan, D. W., & Owen, N. (2015). Recommendations for physical activity in older adults. BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 350.
Answer the following questions based on the evidence presented in the research article above.
- Describe the relationship between sedentary time and health
- Describe the relationship between Physical Activity and Health
- Describe the typical Physical Activity Guideline
- Why do the authors emphasize the US NHANES 2003-2006 data over the previously published papers on physical activity habits? What is new about the NHANES data?
- What is the US trend for average daily sedentary time observed in different age groups?
- What percentage of the population meets aerobic physical activity guidelines in the US and UK?
- Chau JY, Grunseit AC, Chey T, Stamatakis E, Brown WJ, Matthews CE, et al. Daily sitting time and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013;8:e80000. How is Chau and colleagues work referenced in the Sparling article?
- Powell KE, Paluch AE, Blair SN. Physical activity for health: What kind? How much? How intense? On top of what? Annu Rev Public Health 2011;32:349-65. How is Powell and colleagues work referenced in the Sparling article?
- How might healthcare practitioners change their approach to improve physical activity in patients?
- What evidence is there for the efficacy of these approaches?
- Look at the figure at the end of the article. Discuss the data you find presented.
- Come up with a test question based on the data in the figure.
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