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Frailty, leisure activity and functional status in older adults
— relationship with subjective well being | | Author(s) | Patricia M Simone, Amie L Haas |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 36, no 4, July-September 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-September 2013 |
| Pages | pp 275-293 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Chronic illness ; Activities of older people ; Recreation ; Participation ; Life satisfaction ; Well being. |
| Annotation | Older adults generally experience high levels of life satisfaction and participation in leisure activities may mediate some of their overall wellbeing. Frailty associated with biological ageing may be related to reduced leisure activity engagement and loss of social belonging that may diminish life satisfaction. This study examined differences in leisure activity engagement by frailty status and then tested a model evaluating the link between functional status and subjective wellbeing in a sample of 95 community-dwelling older adults. Participants completed self-report questionnaires that assessed leisure activity participation, life satisfaction, frailty and mood. Leisure activities were coded as either social (e.g. taking classes) or solitary (e.g. reading) and summed across to create two composite scores. Results indicated that there was a strong relationship between functional status and subjective wellbeing in older adults. High frailty and low social leisure engagement was associated with reduced subjective wellbeing. Implications for future research and clinical applications are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130728200 A |
| Classmark | CH: CI: G: H: TMB: F:5HH: D:F:5HH |
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