Abstract
INTRODUCTION:: This study explores the association between physical activity (PA), loneliness and the presence of physical chronic impairments among single older adults.
METHODS:: A longitudinal study (N = 575; mean age 76 ± 8 years) was conducted. The association between self-reported weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), loneliness and presence of physical impairments was assessed with multilevel analyses at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.
RESULTS:: Improvements in MVPA were associated with decreases in loneliness (B = - 0.09; SE = 0.04; p = 0.020): this association became non-significant when including the presence of physical impairments in the analyses (p = 0.824), which in itself was positively associated with loneliness (B = 0.51; SE = 0.10; p <0.001).
DISCUSSION:: Findings indicate that physical impairments have a larger influence on loneliness than the level of PA. Interventions targeting PA and loneliness should tailor specifically to physical impairments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 787–796 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 12 Mar 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
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Physical Impairments Disrupt the Association Between Physical Activity and Loneliness : A Longitudinal Study. / Boekhout, Janet M; Berendsen, Brenda A J; Peels, Denise A; Bolman, Catherine A W; Lechner, Lilian.
In: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Vol. 27, No. 6, 2019, p. 787–796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical Impairments Disrupt the Association Between Physical Activity and Loneliness
T2 - A Longitudinal Study
AU - Boekhout, Janet M
AU - Berendsen, Brenda A J
AU - Peels, Denise A
AU - Bolman, Catherine A W
AU - Lechner, Lilian
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - INTRODUCTION:: This study explores the association between physical activity (PA), loneliness and the presence of physical chronic impairments among single older adults.METHODS:: A longitudinal study (N = 575; mean age 76 ± 8 years) was conducted. The association between self-reported weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), loneliness and presence of physical impairments was assessed with multilevel analyses at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.RESULTS:: Improvements in MVPA were associated with decreases in loneliness (B = - 0.09; SE = 0.04; p = 0.020): this association became non-significant when including the presence of physical impairments in the analyses (p = 0.824), which in itself was positively associated with loneliness (B = 0.51; SE = 0.10; p <0.001).DISCUSSION:: Findings indicate that physical impairments have a larger influence on loneliness than the level of PA. Interventions targeting PA and loneliness should tailor specifically to physical impairments.
AB - INTRODUCTION:: This study explores the association between physical activity (PA), loneliness and the presence of physical chronic impairments among single older adults.METHODS:: A longitudinal study (N = 575; mean age 76 ± 8 years) was conducted. The association between self-reported weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), loneliness and presence of physical impairments was assessed with multilevel analyses at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.RESULTS:: Improvements in MVPA were associated with decreases in loneliness (B = - 0.09; SE = 0.04; p = 0.020): this association became non-significant when including the presence of physical impairments in the analyses (p = 0.824), which in itself was positively associated with loneliness (B = 0.51; SE = 0.10; p <0.001).DISCUSSION:: Findings indicate that physical impairments have a larger influence on loneliness than the level of PA. Interventions targeting PA and loneliness should tailor specifically to physical impairments.
U2 - 10.1123/japa.2018-0325
DO - 10.1123/japa.2018-0325
M3 - Article
C2 - 30859889
VL - 27
SP - 787
EP - 796
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
SN - 1063-8652
IS - 6
ER -