Challenges related to self-assessment of active ageing during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden
Zingmark, Magnus LU
; Nordeström, Frida
LU
and Iwarsson, Susanne
LU
(2022)
In BMC Research Notes
15(1).
- Abstract
Objective: The aim is to describe and reflect upon potentially pandemic-related impact on self-assessments of active ageing. As part of the baseline data collection in the Prospective RELOC-AGE (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04765696) study, telephone interviews, including the University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) were conducted with 820 people 55 years or older listed with an interest of relocation at three housing companies in Sweden. Field notes alongside the interviews focused on two topics: (1) how respondents reasoned and replied to the questions included in the UJACAS; (2) whether there were specific items that seemed to be affected by the pandemic. Results: For four items (Participating in events, Exercising, Maintaining... (More)
Objective: The aim is to describe and reflect upon potentially pandemic-related impact on self-assessments of active ageing. As part of the baseline data collection in the Prospective RELOC-AGE (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04765696) study, telephone interviews, including the University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) were conducted with 820 people 55 years or older listed with an interest of relocation at three housing companies in Sweden. Field notes alongside the interviews focused on two topics: (1) how respondents reasoned and replied to the questions included in the UJACAS; (2) whether there were specific items that seemed to be affected by the pandemic. Results: For four items (Participating in events, Exercising, Maintaining friendships, Getting to know new people), recurrent comments indicated that respondents had been affected by the pandemic situation regarding one or more of the facets in UJACAS: will to act, ability to act, opportunity to act, or frequency or extent of doing the activity. Opportunities to act was most frequently commented on as a factor affected by restricted participation in activities. As Prospective RELOC-AGE is a longitudinal study focused on associations between housing, relocation and active ageing, it is imperative to consider the potential pandemic-related impact on baseline data in future analyses. ¤¤¤¤¤
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- Zingmark, Magnus
LU
; Nordeström, Frida
LU
and Iwarsson, Susanne
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Activities of Daily Living, Aging in Place, Architectural Accessibility, Housing, Mobility, Neighborhood Characteristics, Social participation
- in
- BMC Research Notes
- volume
- 15
- issue
- 1
- article number
- 171
- publisher
- BioMed Central (BMC)
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85130049375
- pmid:35562784
- ISSN
- 1756-0500
- DOI
- 10.1186/s13104-022-06059-3
- project
- RELOC-AGE: How do housing choices and relocation matter for active and healthy ageing?
- RELOC-AGE delstudie II: Enkät- och intervjustudie för att följa hur bostaden påverkar ett aktivt åldrande för personer som är 55 år eller äldre
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- English
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- yes
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- d49060d1-7f17-4acf-8985-b752cf950891
- date added to LUP
- 2022-09-02 14:44:23
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- 2024-06-13 21:58:36
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