Physical activity and social network contacts in community dwelling older adults.
Physical activity and social network contacts in community dwelling older adults.
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10.1300/j016v27n03_08
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2003-01-01
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Bertera, E. M.
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Bertera, E. M.
保持社交网络联系是成功老龄化的一个重要和具有挑战性的因素。本研究探讨了如何身体活动水平与网络接触的6596名成年人，60岁及以上，在美国的访谈调查。电话、家庭聚会和拜访邻居的次数被用来衡量社会联系。身体活动是通过过去一个月五种最常见活动的频率和强度来操作的。回归结果表明，园艺，步行和骑自行车与所有三个社会接触措施，即使在控制社会人口，健康和ADL（日常生活活动）因素。这些发现表明，社交网络接触可能会受到参与体育活动的积极影响。它的结论是，减少身体活动的障碍可能是一个适当的策略，促进老年人的社会网络接触。
Maintaining social network contacts is an important and challenging factor in successful aging. This study examines how physical activity level is associated with network contacts in an interview survey of 6596 adults, 60 years and over of age, in the USA. The number of telephone calls, family gatherings, and visits with neighbours were used to measure social contacts. Physical activity was operationalized by the frequency and intensity of the five most common activities in the past month. Regression results demonstrated that gardening, walking, and biking were positively associated with all three measures of social contacts, even after controlling for sociodemographic, health and ADL (activities of daily living) factors. These findings suggest that social network contacts may be positively influenced by participation in physical activity. It is concluded that reducing barriers to physical activity may be an appropriate strategy for promoting social network contacts in older individuals.