Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions
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Resumo: | Older people in low-population density regions tend to have fewer resources to engage in regular physical activity (PA) compared to their counterparts in urban areas. Moreover, PA assumes different dimensions, and the amount of PA related to each dimension may differ between women and men, predisposing them to different PA practices. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aims to describe the prevalence of barriers to PA, gender differences, and their associations with different PA dimensions. A total of 259 older adults (153 women and 106 men; age, 75.17 8.05 years old) living in the community in the region of Guarda (Portugal) were interviewed face to face to record their sociodemographic characteristics, general health status (comorbidity index and self-reported health), PA behaviour, and barriers to PA.Women were more likely to report “low” income and living alone (p 0.05), while men reported a higher negative health status than women (p < 0.05). Two intrinsic (“Fear of injury” (40.1%) and “Need for rest” (26.3%)) and two extrinsic barriers (“Lack of nearby facilities” (30.5%) and “I don’t have transport” (25.6%)) were the most prevalent. For women, age, self-reported health, comorbidity index, and intrinsic and extrinsic barriers were similarly associated with the different PA dimensions. However, only self-reported health and extrinsic barriers were the variables associated with the different PA dimensions in men. Therefore, strategies to promote active ageing in low-population density regions should be focused on reducing intrinsic and extrinsic barriers based on gender and the PA dimension to be achieved. |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensionsActive ageingYPASSedentary behaviourMoving indexVigorous indexHealthResearch Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::SportsOlder people in low-population density regions tend to have fewer resources to engage in regular physical activity (PA) compared to their counterparts in urban areas. Moreover, PA assumes different dimensions, and the amount of PA related to each dimension may differ between women and men, predisposing them to different PA practices. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aims to describe the prevalence of barriers to PA, gender differences, and their associations with different PA dimensions. A total of 259 older adults (153 women and 106 men; age, 75.17 8.05 years old) living in the community in the region of Guarda (Portugal) were interviewed face to face to record their sociodemographic characteristics, general health status (comorbidity index and self-reported health), PA behaviour, and barriers to PA.Women were more likely to report “low” income and living alone (p 0.05), while men reported a higher negative health status than women (p < 0.05). Two intrinsic (“Fear of injury” (40.1%) and “Need for rest” (26.3%)) and two extrinsic barriers (“Lack of nearby facilities” (30.5%) and “I don’t have transport” (25.6%)) were the most prevalent. For women, age, self-reported health, comorbidity index, and intrinsic and extrinsic barriers were similarly associated with the different PA dimensions. However, only self-reported health and extrinsic barriers were the variables associated with the different PA dimensions in men. Therefore, strategies to promote active ageing in low-population density regions should be focused on reducing intrinsic and extrinsic barriers based on gender and the PA dimension to be achieved.This study was funded by PORTUGAL2020 and by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, I.P.), under project SAICT-POL/23811/2016 and through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under project UIDB/04045/2020. The Polytechnic of Guarda partly supported the research reported in this publication.MDPIBiblioteca Digital do IPBRúa-Alonso, MaríaBovolini, AntonioCosta-Brito, Ana RaquelVaz, CláudiaMarques, ErmelindaSerra, NunoLopes, Vitor P.Vila-Chã, Carolina2023-12-13T09:58:37Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/28925engRúa-Alonso, María; Bovolini, Antonio; Costa-Brito, Ana Raquel; Vaz, Cláudia; Marques, Ermelinda; Serra, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor P.; Vila-Chã, Carolina (2023). Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions. Healthcare. ISSN 2227-9032. 11:22, p. 1-132227-903210.3390/healthcare11222948info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-20T01:18:47Zoai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/28925Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:55:04.661861Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions Rúa-Alonso, María Active ageing YPAS Sedentary behaviour Moving index Vigorous index Health Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Sports |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
title_full |
Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
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Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions |
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Rúa-Alonso, María |
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Rúa-Alonso, María Bovolini, Antonio Costa-Brito, Ana Raquel Vaz, Cláudia Marques, Ermelinda Serra, Nuno Lopes, Vitor P. Vila-Chã, Carolina |
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Bovolini, Antonio Costa-Brito, Ana Raquel Vaz, Cláudia Marques, Ermelinda Serra, Nuno Lopes, Vitor P. Vila-Chã, Carolina |
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Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
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Rúa-Alonso, María Bovolini, Antonio Costa-Brito, Ana Raquel Vaz, Cláudia Marques, Ermelinda Serra, Nuno Lopes, Vitor P. Vila-Chã, Carolina |
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Active ageing YPAS Sedentary behaviour Moving index Vigorous index Health Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Sports |
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Active ageing YPAS Sedentary behaviour Moving index Vigorous index Health Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Sports |
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Older people in low-population density regions tend to have fewer resources to engage in regular physical activity (PA) compared to their counterparts in urban areas. Moreover, PA assumes different dimensions, and the amount of PA related to each dimension may differ between women and men, predisposing them to different PA practices. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aims to describe the prevalence of barriers to PA, gender differences, and their associations with different PA dimensions. A total of 259 older adults (153 women and 106 men; age, 75.17 8.05 years old) living in the community in the region of Guarda (Portugal) were interviewed face to face to record their sociodemographic characteristics, general health status (comorbidity index and self-reported health), PA behaviour, and barriers to PA.Women were more likely to report “low” income and living alone (p 0.05), while men reported a higher negative health status than women (p < 0.05). Two intrinsic (“Fear of injury” (40.1%) and “Need for rest” (26.3%)) and two extrinsic barriers (“Lack of nearby facilities” (30.5%) and “I don’t have transport” (25.6%)) were the most prevalent. For women, age, self-reported health, comorbidity index, and intrinsic and extrinsic barriers were similarly associated with the different PA dimensions. However, only self-reported health and extrinsic barriers were the variables associated with the different PA dimensions in men. Therefore, strategies to promote active ageing in low-population density regions should be focused on reducing intrinsic and extrinsic barriers based on gender and the PA dimension to be achieved. |
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Rúa-Alonso, María; Bovolini, Antonio; Costa-Brito, Ana Raquel; Vaz, Cláudia; Marques, Ermelinda; Serra, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor P.; Vila-Chã, Carolina (2023). Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults living in low-population density regions: gender differences and associations with activity dimensions. Healthcare. ISSN 2227-9032. 11:22, p. 1-13 2227-9032 10.3390/healthcare11222948 |
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