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Opportunities to be active in retirement villages and factors associated with physical activity in residents.
- Source :
- Journal of Primary Health Care; Mar2023, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p6-13, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Introduction. Physical activity (PA) in older people is associated with improved morbidity and mortality outcomes. Increasing numbers of older people are choosing to live in retirement villages, many of which promote themselves as providing opportunities for activity. Aim. To explore the characteristics of PA village residents were undertaking and the associated individual and village factors. Methods. Health, functional and wellbeing information was collected from 577 residents recruited from 34 villages in Auckland, New Zealand, using an International Resident Assessment Instrument and customised survey tools containing items on self-reported PA. Managers from villages completed a survey on village characteristics and facilities. Results. The mean age (s.d.) of village residents was 82 (7) years, and 325 (56%) reporting doing one or more hours of PA in the 3 days prior to assessment. Moderate exercise was performed by 240 (42%) village residents, for a mean (s.d.) of 2.7 (3.4) h per week. The most common activities provided by villages included: bowls/petanque (22, 65%) and exercise classes (22, 65%), and walking was the most common activity undertaken (348, 60%). Factors independently associated with PA included individual factors (gender, fatigue, constipation, self-reported health, number of medications, moving to village for safety and security, utilising village fitness programme, use of the internet, and satisfaction with opportunities to be active) and village-related factors (access to unit, and ownership model). Discussion. PA uptake is determined by many factors at both personal (physical and psychosocial) and environmental levels. Clinicians should focus on individualised PA promotion in those with identified risk factors for low levels of PA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONFIDENCE intervals
SENIOR housing
CROSS-sectional method
SELF-evaluation
MULTIPLE regression analysis
QUANTITATIVE research
HEALTH status indicators
PHYSICAL activity
SEX distribution
QUESTIONNAIRES
EXERCISE
WALKING
ACCESSIBLE design
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
RETIREMENT
STATISTICAL sampling
FATIGUE (Physiology)
ODDS ratio
DATA analysis software
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11726164
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Primary Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163133335
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/HC22103