The association between the home environment and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults
(2014) In Aging clinical and experimental research 26(4). p.377-385- Abstract
- Physical activity (PA) decreases with increasing age despite the fact that PA exerts beneficial effects on many age-related diseases and conditions. Consequently, there is an interest in modifiable factors that may influence PA among older persons. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between PA and the home environment in wellfunctioning older community-dwelling persons. Method This study used a person-environment (P-E) fit perspective to the home environment, operationalized by means of assessment of functional limitations in 81 community- dwelling persons (median age 79 years) as well as environmental barriers in their home environments and the nearby exterior surroundings. The interaction between functional... (More)
- Physical activity (PA) decreases with increasing age despite the fact that PA exerts beneficial effects on many age-related diseases and conditions. Consequently, there is an interest in modifiable factors that may influence PA among older persons. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between PA and the home environment in wellfunctioning older community-dwelling persons. Method This study used a person-environment (P-E) fit perspective to the home environment, operationalized by means of assessment of functional limitations in 81 community- dwelling persons (median age 79 years) as well as environmental barriers in their home environments and the nearby exterior surroundings. The interaction between functional limitations and environmental barriers generated a score expressing the magnitude of P-E fit problems in their home environment. PA was rated with a questionnaire covering household-related and recreational activities. Results We found a significant association between PA and the magnitude of P-E fit problems that explained 3.9 % of the variance of PA. The number of environmental barriers per se was not significantly associated with PA, while functional limitations explained 6.8 % of the variance of PA. Conclusion In well-functioning older persons living in the community environmental aspects of housing demonstrated a weak association with PA. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/4941498
- author
- Benzinger, P. ; Iwarsson, Susanne LU ; Kroog, A. ; Beische, D. ; Lindemann, U. ; Klenk, J. and Becker, C.
- organization
- publishing date
- 2014
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Environmental barriers, Housing, Personenvironment fit, Older persons
- in
- Aging clinical and experimental research
- volume
- 26
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 377 - 385
- publisher
- Kurtis
- external identifiers
-
- wos:000346808900005
- scopus:84925883616
- pmid:24469902
- ISSN
- 1720-8319
- DOI
- 10.1007/s40520-014-0196-0
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 0f812c8c-d5a7-4354-9a63-c505d9b6c140 (old id 4941498)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 14:52:41
- date last changed
- 2022-03-29 23:14:40
@article{0f812c8c-d5a7-4354-9a63-c505d9b6c140,
abstract = {{Physical activity (PA) decreases with increasing age despite the fact that PA exerts beneficial effects on many age-related diseases and conditions. Consequently, there is an interest in modifiable factors that may influence PA among older persons. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between PA and the home environment in wellfunctioning older community-dwelling persons. Method This study used a person-environment (P-E) fit perspective to the home environment, operationalized by means of assessment of functional limitations in 81 community- dwelling persons (median age 79 years) as well as environmental barriers in their home environments and the nearby exterior surroundings. The interaction between functional limitations and environmental barriers generated a score expressing the magnitude of P-E fit problems in their home environment. PA was rated with a questionnaire covering household-related and recreational activities. Results We found a significant association between PA and the magnitude of P-E fit problems that explained 3.9 % of the variance of PA. The number of environmental barriers per se was not significantly associated with PA, while functional limitations explained 6.8 % of the variance of PA. Conclusion In well-functioning older persons living in the community environmental aspects of housing demonstrated a weak association with PA.}},
author = {{Benzinger, P. and Iwarsson, Susanne and Kroog, A. and Beische, D. and Lindemann, U. and Klenk, J. and Becker, C.}},
issn = {{1720-8319}},
keywords = {{Environmental barriers; Housing; Personenvironment fit; Older persons}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{4}},
pages = {{377--385}},
publisher = {{Kurtis}},
series = {{Aging clinical and experimental research}},
title = {{The association between the home environment and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4213006/7766486.pdf}},
doi = {{10.1007/s40520-014-0196-0}},
volume = {{26}},
year = {{2014}},
}