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| Reasons given by older people for limitation or avoidance of leisure time physical activity | | Author(s) | William A Satariano, Thaddeus J Haight, Ira B Tager |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 5, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 505-512 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Recreation ; Inactivity ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Study of Physical Performance and Age-Related Changes in Sonomans (SPPARCS) is a community-based, longitudinal study of physical activity and fitness of 2046 over 55s living in Sonoma, California. 17 reasons for limitation or avoidance of physical activities were evaluated, with responses grouped as: no limitations, medical, non-medical, and combined medical and non-medical reasons. Patterns of physical activity and medical conditions and direct measures of physical function were evaluated in relation to reasons for activity limitation by multinomial logistic regression. Women reported more limitations/avoidance of physical activity than men (81% vs 73.5%). Medical reasons increased with age. Reduced walking speed and depressive symptomatology were associated with a combination of medical and non-medical reasons in both sexes. Living arrangements were associated with non-medical reasons for women but not men. Non-medical reasons were associated with a 20% to 30% reduction in the number of subjects who reported physical activity at recommended levels. Non-medical factors are important determinants of activity limitation, and should serve as targets for improving participation in physical activity by older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824215 A |
| Classmark | CEA: H: C5: 3J: 7T |
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