Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome Attending and Not Attending a Small-Scale Community Workshop

Ming-Ju Wu, Li-Ping Tsai, Ting-Fu Lai, Jeong Su Cho and Yung Liao
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Ming-Ju Wu: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability Executive Master of Business Administration, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Li-Ping Tsai: Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
Ting-Fu Lai: Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Jeong Su Cho: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea
Yung Liao: Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-8

Abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to compare the accelerometer-assessed physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) attending or not attending a small-scale community workshop (SSCW). A total of 18 adults with PWS were recruited in this study. Of these participants, 10 regularly attended an SSCW and 8 did not. All of the participants were asked to wear accelerometers for eight continuous days for measuring their PA and SB. The independent sample t -test was used. The results showed that the adults with PWS who attended the SSCW engaged in more moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and daily steps than those who did not. By stratifying between daytime/nighttime on weekdays, we found the participants who attended the SSCW had higher total PA, MVPA, daily steps, as well as lower total sedentary time, during the daytime on weekdays than those who did not. Policies or programs promoting PA and reducing SB among adults with PWS should thus consider providing structured programs or courses in a community center.

Keywords: health promotion; accelerometer; Prader-Willi syndrome (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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