Oxford Sedentary Cognitions Assessment (OSCA) – promoting sedentary behaviour
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Scoring
Factor 1: Purpose. Take the total of items 11, 4, and 16
Factor 2: Poor physical health. Take the total of items 8, 15, 22, and 3
Factor 3: Defeatist beliefs. Take the total of items 2, 17, and 10
Factor 4: Unaware of time passing. Take the total of items 18, 12, and 5
Factor 5: Low mood. Take the total of items 19, 6, and 13
Factor 6: Television. Take the total of items 21,7, and 14
Factor 7: Sitting to steady mind. Take the total of items 20, 1, and 9
A total score can be computed by adding the score from each item.
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These questions are about the things that might encourage us to sit or lie down during the day time. Please circle the answers that best fit for you.
1: I need to be still to manage my feelings
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
2: I'll always be like this so there's no point trying to change
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
3: I have to sit down because of my physical health
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
4: There is no point in getting up
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
5: When I’m sitting I’m not paying attention to time passing
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
6: I can't get motivated to do anything
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
7: Watching TV keeps me company
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
8: It’s painful to get up so I stay sitting
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
9: I need to sit down to prepare myself for what’s going to happen
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
10: Getting up won’t change anything
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
11: There is nothing to motivate me to stand up
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
12: When I’m sitting I don't realise I've been still for so long
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
13: I'm mentally exhausted so I can't do any movement
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
14: Watching TV helps me to block out horrible thoughts
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
15: I get short of breath if I move around
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
16: I sit down a lot because I’m not worth making the effort
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
17: I might fail so I won't try doing anything new
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
18: I sit or lie down for a long time because I don't notice time passing
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
19: My low mood makes me feel too tired to do anything
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
20: I need to sit down to think things through
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
21: Watching TV makes me feel happier
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
22: I'm not steady on my feet so sitting or lying down is better
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree