TY - JOUR
T1 - Older adults' favorite activities are resoundingly active
T2 - Findings from the NHATS study
AU - Szanton, Sarah L.
AU - Walker, Rachel K.
AU - Roberts, Laken
AU - Thorpe, Roland J.
AU - Wolff, Jennifer
AU - Agree, Emily
AU - Roth, David L.
AU - Gitlin, Laura N.
AU - Seplaki, Christopher
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - Activity is associated with health among older adults yet older adults' favorite activities have rarely been investigated. We analyzed the community dwelling, cognitively-intact sample of NHATS, a nationally representative sample of adults ≥65, who had named their favorite activities (. N = 5247). Logistic regression models estimated the odds of choosing a physical activity controlling for demographics, self-rated health, and disability. For all ages, four of the top five most common favorite activities were active: walking/jogging (14%), outdoor maintenance (13%), playing sports (8.9%), and other physical activity (8.7%). These findings sustain in 65-75 year olds. Even in 80-84 year olds, 3 of the top five activities are active. These findings vary by self-rated health (OR = 0.71, p < 0.001), disability (OR = 0.72, p < 0.001) and gender (OR = 0.52, p < 0.001). Policy makers, clinicians, and urban planners can use these results in their work.
AB - Activity is associated with health among older adults yet older adults' favorite activities have rarely been investigated. We analyzed the community dwelling, cognitively-intact sample of NHATS, a nationally representative sample of adults ≥65, who had named their favorite activities (. N = 5247). Logistic regression models estimated the odds of choosing a physical activity controlling for demographics, self-rated health, and disability. For all ages, four of the top five most common favorite activities were active: walking/jogging (14%), outdoor maintenance (13%), playing sports (8.9%), and other physical activity (8.7%). These findings sustain in 65-75 year olds. Even in 80-84 year olds, 3 of the top five activities are active. These findings vary by self-rated health (OR = 0.71, p < 0.001), disability (OR = 0.72, p < 0.001) and gender (OR = 0.52, p < 0.001). Policy makers, clinicians, and urban planners can use these results in their work.
KW - Activities
KW - Participation
KW - Physical activity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2014.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2014.12.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 25619566
AN - SCOPUS:84928208865
SN - 0197-4572
VL - 36
SP - 131
EP - 135
JO - Geriatric Nursing
JF - Geriatric Nursing
IS - 2
ER -