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; Yung Liao

doi:10.3390/ijerph19159013

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

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 25;19(15):9013. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159013.

Authors

Ming-Ju Wu^{1

2}, Li-Ping Tsai^{3

4}, Ting-Fu Lai⁵, Jeong Su Cho⁶, Yung Liao⁷

Affiliations

¹ Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability Executive Master of Business Administration, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
² Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 108, Taiwan.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea.
⁷ Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.

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: Prader-Willi syndrome; accelerometer; health promotion.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accelerometry
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Humans
Prader-Willi Syndrome* / epidemiology
Sedentary Behavior*

Grants and funding

This work was supported by a clinical research grant from Pusan National University Hospital in 2022.