The behavioural epidemiology of sedentary behaviour in inflammatory arthritis: where are we, and where do we need to go?
Fenton SAM O'Brien CM Kitas GD Duda JL Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS Metsios GS
Fenton SAM
O'Brien CM
Kitas GD
Duda JL
Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS
Metsios GS
Abstract
In the last decade, studies into sedentary behaviour in inflammatory arthritis have raised important questions regarding its role in this condition. Specifically, evidence is needed on whether sedentary behaviour might exacerbate adverse inflammatory arthritis outcomes, and whether reducing sedentary behaviour might offer an effective avenue for self-management in this population. Research exploring these important research questions is still very much in its infancy and lacks the direction and scientific rigour required to inform effective intervention design, delivery and evaluation. Behavioural epidemiology refers to research that aims explicitly to understand and influence health behaviour patterns to prevent disease and improve health. To this end, the Behavioural Epidemiology Framework specifies a focused approach to health behaviour research, which leads to the development of evidence-based interventions directed at specific populations. In this review, we introduce the Behavioural Epidemiology Framework in the context of research into sedentary behaviour in inflammatory arthritis and ask: where are we, and where do we need to go? The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology.
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Date
24/01/2023
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Article
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Rheumatology
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Fenton SAM, O'Brien CM, Kitas GD, Duda JL, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS. The behavioural epidemiology of sedentary behaviour in inflammatory arthritis: where are we, and where do we need to go? Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2023 Jan 24;7(1):rkac097. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkac097. PMID: 36699551; PMCID: PMC9870708.
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Rheumatology Advances in Practice
DOI
10.1093/rap/rkac097
PMID
36699551
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Oxford University Press