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Driving Simulation in the Clinic: Testing Visual Exploratory Behavior in Daily Life Activities in Patients with Visual Field Defects
Published on: September 18, 2012
Sedentary behavior in adults with visual impairments
Brooke E Starkoff1, Elizabeth K Lenz1, Lauren Lieberman1
1The College at Brockport, State University of New York, 350 New Campus Dr., Brockport, NY 14420, USA.
Background:
Specific sedentary behaviors (SB) are associated with risk factors for preventable chronic health conditions in adults, yet time participating in SB has increased over the years.
Objective:
To explore the SB habits of individuals with visual impairments (VI) and the relationship with self-reported visual acuity (VA).
Methods:
Individuals participated in this cross-sectional study by completing the Patient-centered Assessment & Counseling for Exercise (PACE+) Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) for adults to assess estimated time spent in nine SB. Means and frequencies of SB were conducted and 2 × 4 ANOVAs were used to explore differences in SB by gender and VA.
Results:
Seventy-one men (36.1 ± 14.2 yrs; 28.5 ± 6.7 kg/m(2)) and sixty-nine women (35.9 ± 12.3 yrs; 29 ± 8.3 kg/m(2)) with VI participated in this study. Individuals reported spending most time watching television (TV), traveling, and doing paperwork/computer work. Participants spent 9.95 ± 4.78 h per day engaging in SB during the week and 8.53 ± 4.29 h per day on the weekend. Significant differences were found between VA for reading on weekdays (B1 = 1.41 ± 1.81 vs. B4 = 0.42 ± 0.60 h/day) and weekend days (B1 = 1.55 ± 1.75 vs. B4 = 0.48 ± 0.67 h/day), as well as for watching TV on the weekends (B4 = 2.69 ± 1.61 vs. B1 = 1.39 ± 1.52 h/day).
Conclusions:
When reducing SB it may be important to target specific SB based upon the individual. Programs that support the reduction of SB must be encouraged.
