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- Title
Aging Expectations are Associated With Physical Activity and Health Among Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status.
- Authors
Dogra, Shilpa; Al-Sahab, Ban; Manson, James; Tamim, Hala
- Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to determine whether aging expectations (AE) are associated with physical activity participation and health among older adults of low socioeconomic status (SES). A cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 170 older adults (mean age 70.9 years) was conducted. Data on AE, physical activity, and health were collected using the 12 item Expectations Regarding Aging instrument, the Healthy Physical Activity Participation Questionnaire, and the Short Form-36, respectively. Adjusted linear regression models showed significant associations between AE and social functioning, energy/vitality, mental health, and self-rated general health, as well as physical activity. These results suggest that AE may help to better explain the established association between low SES, low physical activity uptake, and poor health outcomes among older adults.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; COMPETENCY assessment (Law); ANALYSIS of variance; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH status indicators; HEALTH surveys; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ATTITUDES toward aging; OLD age
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 2, p180
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/japa.23.2.180