Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology

by Michael F. Leitzmann (Editor), Carmen Jochem (Editor), Daniela Schmid (Editor)

Overview

Helps readers better understand how sedentary and physically active behaviors co-occur and how the two behaviors may have distinct contributing factors

Presents evidence-based approaches to decrease sedentary behaviour in all segments of the population

Describes data collection as well as the analysis and interpretation of the data

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319871097
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Series:	Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Pages:	650
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Leitzmann is chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Regensburg, Germany. He holds an MD from the University of Berlin and an MPH in Quantitative Methods and a doctorate in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Leitzmann serves on numerous journal editorial boards and international scientific committees. His main research interests include the relations of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, diet, and body size to the development and prognosis of chronic disease, particularly cancer. Carmen Jochem is a medical doctor at the local health authority in Regensburg, Germany. She gained her MD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Regensburg. She also completed a Master's degree in Global Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Dr. Jochem served as a research associate in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Regensburg from 2012 to 2016. Her primary academic interest is the relation of physical activity and sedentary behaviour to chronic disease health outcomes.

Daniela Schmid holds a graduate degree in Nutrition and Hygiene from the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences and a PhD in Nutrition from the Technical University Munich, Germany. She also completed a Master's degree in Epidemiology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Dr. Schmid served as an associate lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Regensburg from 2012 to 2016. Her main research interest is the relation of physical activity and sedentary behaviour to cancer incidence and survival.

Table of Contents

Part I: Fundamentals of Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology.- Chapter 1: Introduction to Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology.- Chapter 2: The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviour.- Chapter 3: Measurement of Sedentary Behaviour in Population Studies.- Chapter 4: Analysis and Interpretation of Sedentary Behaviour Data.- Part II: Health Effects of Sedentary Behaviour.- Chapter 5: Physiological Responses to Sedentary Behaviour.- Chapter 6: Genetics of Sedentariness.- Chapter 7: Sedentary Behaviour, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome.- Chapter 8: Sedentary Behaviour and Cardiovascular Disease.- Chapter 9: Sedentary Behaviour and Cancer.- Chapter 10: Sedentary Behaviour and Depression.- Chapter 11: Sedentary Behaviour and Adiposity.- Chapter 12: Sedentary Behaviour and Psychosocial Health Across the Life Course.- Chapter 13: Sedentary Behaviour and Ageing.- Chapter 14: Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality.- Part III: Understanding Sedentary Behaviour and Promoting Reductions in Time Spent Sedentary.- Chapter 15: An Ecological Model for Understanding and Influencing Sedentary Behaviour.- Chapter 16: Sedentary Behaviour at the Individual Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions.- Chapter 17: Specific Interventions Targeting Sedentary Behaviour in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 18: Workplace Programs Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting.- Chapter 19: Approaches to Decrease Sedentary Behaviour Among the Elderly.- Chapter 20: Interventions Directed at Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Persons with Pre-existing Disease or Disability.- Chapter 21: Specific Approaches to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Persons with Overweight/Obesity.- Chapter 22: Programmes Targeting Sedentary Behaviour Among Ethnic Minorities and Immigrants.- Chapter 23: Sedentary Behaviour at the Community Level: Correlates, Theories, and Intervention.- Chapter 24: Sedentary Behaviour and the Social and Physical Environment.- Chapter 25: Targeting Sedentary Behaviour at the Policy Level.- Chapter 26: Dynamics of Sedentary Behaviours and Systems-Based Approach: Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Life Course Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviours.- Chapter 27: From a Public to a Global and Planetary Health Perspective on Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology.- Chapter 28: Ergonomic Support for Physiologically Correct Sitting.- Chapter 29: Limitations in Sedentary Behaviour Research and Future Research Needs.