NANDA

Excessive sedentary behaviors

Code: 00355
Domain: 1. Health Promotion Class: 1. Health Awareness

Definition

Unsatisfactory activity pattern during waking hours that has low energy expenditure.

Diagnostic Details

  • Approved: 2023
  • Evidence Level: 3.2
  • Status: Problem-focused

Focus & Judgment

  • Focus: Behavior
  • Judgment: Excessive

Defining Characteristics

  • Decreased physical activity
  • Decreased physical endurance
  • Difficulty managing daily activities
  • Excessive screen time
  • Fatigue
  • Physical deconditioning
  • Preference for activities with low physical effort
  • Frequent naps

Related Factors

  • Conflict between cultural beliefs and health practices
  • Difficulty adapting areas for physical activity
  • Exceeds screen time recommendations for age
  • Impaired physical mobility
  • Inadequate interest in physical activity
  • Inadequate knowledge of consequences of sedentarism
  • Inadequate knowledge of health benefits associated with physical activity
  • Inadequate motivation for physical activity
  • Inadequate physical endurance
  • Inadequate physical resources for physical activity
  • Inadequate role models
  • Inadequate self-efficacy
  • Inadequate self-esteem
  • Inadequate social support
  • Inadequate time management skills
  • Inadequate training for physical exercise
  • Negative affect toward physical activity
  • Pain
  • Parenting practices that inhibit child's physical activity
  • Perceived physical disability
  • Perceived safety risk

At Risk Population

  • Adolescents
  • Cisgender women
  • Individuals living in urban areas
  • Individuals living with a partner
  • Individuals with high educational level
  • Individuals with high socioeconomic status
  • Individuals with significant time constraints
  • Individuals ≥ 60 years of age
  • Married individuals
Last updated: Dec 28, 2025