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| Relationship of activity and social support to the functional health of older adults | | Author(s) | Kelly M Everard, Helen W Lach, Edwin B Fisher |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 4, July 2000 |
| Pages | pp S208-S212 |
| Keywords | Recreation ; Health [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Living in the community ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | According to J W Rowe and R L Kahn (1997), successful ageing is the combination of low probability of disease, high functioning, and active engagement with life. In this cross-sectional study, 244 members of an organisation for older people were surveyed using the Activity Checklist and the Social Support Inventory as measures of engagement with life, and the SF-12 Health Survey as a measure of functioning. Hierarchical linear regression showed that maintenance of instrumental, social and high-demand leisure activities was associated with higher physical health scores, and maintenance of low-demand leisure activities was associated with lower physical health scores. Maintenance of low-demand leisure activities was associated with higher mental health scores. These finding suggest that activity may be a modifiable factor in successful ageing, that with early intervention could reduce disability and health care costs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825238 A |
| Classmark | H: CC: CA: C4: K4: 3KB: 7T |
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