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Health Impacts of Sedentary Behavior
Sedentary behavior is a risk behavior associated with negative health outcomes that
impact quality of life for individuals, as well as having associated implications for health care
costs and workforce productivity (PA Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2018). Americans spend
approximately 7.7 hours being sedentary each day (Matthews et al., 2008). Time spent engaged
in sedentary behavior has been linked to an increased risk of weight gain, an adverse metabolic
profile, and type-2 diabetes (Matthews et al., 2008). Associations exist between sedentary
behavior and cancer incidence and cancer mortality (PA Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2018).
Sedentary behavior also increases the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (PA
Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2018). Furthermore, people who are not sufficiently active
increase their risk of death by 20% to 30% compared to active individuals, which represents an
increase to the global burden of disease (WHO Fact Sheet, 2018). The prevalence of sedentary
behavior poses significant health risks to humans. The health risks associated with these
increasingly common behaviors warrant responses by those charged with promoting the health of
the public on a global scale.
Global Public Health Concern
Global health leaders recognize the need to address sedentary behavior as a public health
concern and have called for action and policy changes in international leadership forums (WHO
Discussion Paper, 2018). Globally, one in four adults is not sufficiently active, making
insufficient physical activity a leading risk factor for death worldwide (WHO Fact Sheet, 2018).
Walking and cycling as means of transportation that also serve as sources of regular daily
physical activity are declining, with the greatest changes occurring in lower- and middle-income
countries (LMICs). Global comparative estimates show that 23% of adults and 81% of
Object Description
| Title | Physical activity interventions to reduce rates of sedentary behavior among university employees: a promising practice study |
| Author | DeFrank, Ginny Mary |
| Author email | ginnydefrank@gmail.com;defrank@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Organizational Change and Leadership (On Line) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2020-06-19 |
| Date submitted | 2020-08-11 |
| Date approved | 2020-08-11 |
| Restricted until | 2020-08-11 |
| Date published | 2020-08-11 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Malloy, Courtney |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Canny, Eric Stowe, Kathy |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to understand factors influencing employee participation in a university-offered physical activity program to inform recommendations for other institutions of higher education seeking to address high rates of university employee sedentary behavior with physical activity programming. The instructor-led program was held four times per week beginning at noon each day and lasted one hour in duration on a university campus in the western United States. The program, which was offered at no cost to employees, typically served 20-30 participants each week. The Clark and Estes Gap Analytic Framework (2008) was employed to assess relevant knowledge, motivation, and organizational influences affecting university employee engagement with the physical activity program. The study utilized a convergent parallel mixed methods design, engaging 24 university employees by means of a fifty-four-item quantitative survey. Six survey respondents also participated in interviews. Research findings revealed the importance of the interplay of employee factual and metacognitive knowledge, as well as motivation influences including self-efficacy and expectancy value within the organization’s cultural models and settings. Recommendations for other institutions seeking to engage employees in physical activity were informed by the findings and supported by a review of literature. Recommendations include the use of training, communication strategies, information guides, modeling, and opportunities for reflection to meet employee knowledge and motivational needs. Evaluating and changing organizational policies, cultural values, and existing physical activity programming was recommended to ensure employees understand an organization’s support for participation in physical activity. Additionally, implications for practice involved a focus on the role of instructors and the development of communities of continuity to support and improve rates of university employee engagement in physical activity during the workday. |
| Keyword | sedentary behavior; physical activity; workplace physical activity; physical activity intervention; university physical activity; exercise |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | DeFrank, Ginny Mary |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
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| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-DeFrankGin-8921.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume13/etd-DeFrankGin-8921.pdf |
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| Full text | 12 Health Impacts of Sedentary Behavior Sedentary behavior is a risk behavior associated with negative health outcomes that impact quality of life for individuals, as well as having associated implications for health care costs and workforce productivity (PA Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2018). Americans spend approximately 7.7 hours being sedentary each day (Matthews et al., 2008). Time spent engaged in sedentary behavior has been linked to an increased risk of weight gain, an adverse metabolic profile, and type-2 diabetes (Matthews et al., 2008). Associations exist between sedentary behavior and cancer incidence and cancer mortality (PA Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2018). Sedentary behavior also increases the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (PA Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2018). Furthermore, people who are not sufficiently active increase their risk of death by 20% to 30% compared to active individuals, which represents an increase to the global burden of disease (WHO Fact Sheet, 2018). The prevalence of sedentary behavior poses significant health risks to humans. The health risks associated with these increasingly common behaviors warrant responses by those charged with promoting the health of the public on a global scale. Global Public Health Concern Global health leaders recognize the need to address sedentary behavior as a public health concern and have called for action and policy changes in international leadership forums (WHO Discussion Paper, 2018). Globally, one in four adults is not sufficiently active, making insufficient physical activity a leading risk factor for death worldwide (WHO Fact Sheet, 2018). Walking and cycling as means of transportation that also serve as sources of regular daily physical activity are declining, with the greatest changes occurring in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Global comparative estimates show that 23% of adults and 81% of |
