Facilitators and barriers of reducing sedentary behavior in sedentary and non-sedentary older adults: a descriptive qualitative study based on the COM-B model and TDF
Sedentary older adults face barriers such as low awareness of health risks, lack of regulation strategies, and insufficient social support, while non-sedentary older adults demonstrate higher confidence, better self-regulation, and engage in structured activities supported by cues such as mobile health reminders.
Authors
- Edward L. Giovannucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6123-0219)
- Lili Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4587-1438)
- Matthew Stults‐Kolehmainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5361-9614)
- Kaijie Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2287-1889)
- Siqing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8683-4206)
- Albert Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5939-1947)
Institutions
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23613-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- Zhejiang University
- Jinhua Science and Technology Bureau