Prospective study of sedentary behavior, risk of depression, and cognitive impairment
April 30th, 2014
United Kingdom
Mark Hamer, Emmanuel Stamatakis
The impact of sedentary behaviors like TV viewing and Internet use on mental health in older adults
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000156
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Abstract/Description
Introduction: Modern-day lifestyles are characterized by large amounts of prolonged sedentary activities, which may pose a risk to health in its own right, although little is known about their effects on mental health. We examined the association between several types of common sedentary behaviors (TV viewing, Internet use, reading) and different aspects of mental health.
Methods: We conducted a 2-yr follow-up of 6359 (age 64.9 ± 9.1 yr) men and women from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a cohort of community-dwelling older adults. Self-reported TV viewing time, reading, and use of the Internet was assessed at baseline. Mental health was assessed using the eight-item Centre of Epidemiological Studies Depression scale to measure depressive symptoms and neuropsychological tests of memory and verbal fluency to assess cognitive function.
Results: At baseline, TV viewing time (≥ 6 vs.
Methods: We conducted a 2-yr follow-up of 6359 (age 64.9 ± 9.1 yr) men and women from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a cohort of community-dwelling older adults. Self-reported TV viewing time, reading, and use of the Internet was assessed at baseline. Mental health was assessed using the eight-item Centre of Epidemiological Studies Depression scale to measure depressive symptoms and neuropsychological tests of memory and verbal fluency to assess cognitive function.
Results: At baseline, TV viewing time (≥ 6 vs.
