Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Objective indicators of physical activity and sedentary time and associations with subjective well-being in adults aged 70 and over.
Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07570303 (Self-Continuity Messages and Step-Monitoring to Promote Walking Among Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Self-Continuity Messages and Step-Monitoring to Promote Walking Among Older Adults: Protocol of a 4-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between life satisfaction and health behaviours among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic literature review of determinants of sedentary behaviour in older adults: a DEDIPAC study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
- Effect of Aerobic-Based Exercise on Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life Among Older People: A Middle East Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Trial
- Feasibility Trial Evaluation of a Peer Volunteering Active Aging Intervention: ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged).The Gerontologist · 2020Trial
- Associations of Objective and Subjective Physical Function With Quality of Life and Well-Being: A Cross-Sectional Study From Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging (ACSA).Health science reports · 2025Article
- The Impacts of Engagement in Men's Sheds on Incidental Physical Activity and Wellbeing Outcomes.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being in Chinese university students: the mediating roles of perceived health, social support and self-esteem.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Physical activity and sedentary behavior trajectories and their associations with quality of life, disability, and all-cause mortality.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2022Article
- Self-Selected Walking Cadence after 16-Week Light-Intensity Physical Activity Intervention for Older Cancer Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and subjective well-being in Chinese older people: The mediating role of the sense of meaning in life and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Association of Self-Reported and Device-Measured Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity with Health-Related Quality of Life among European Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Strengthening sense of coherence: Evidence from a physical activity intervention targeting vulnerable adults.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Correlations of Subjective and Social Well-Being With Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Older Adults-A Population-Based Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021Article
- Moderate-vigorous physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2019Article
- Positive and negative well-being and objectively measured sedentary behaviour in older adults: evidence from three cohorts.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- Psychometric properties of the PERMA Profiler for measuring wellbeing in Australian adults.PloS one · 2019Article
- Interaction of Physical Activity and Personality in the Subjective Wellbeing of Older Adults in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Participant and Public Involvement in Refining a Peer-Volunteering Active Aging Intervention: Project ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged).The Gerontologist · 2018Article
- Prospective associations of objectively assessed physical activity at different intensities with subjective well-being in older adults.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Positive messages enhance older adults' motivation and recognition memory for physical activity programmes.European journal of ageing · 2016Article
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Abstract
This study explored the associations of the volume and intensity of physical activity and the volume of sedentary time with subjective well-being in a diverse group of 228 older adults in the UK (111 female, mean age 78.2 years (SD 5.8)). Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour were assessed by accelerometry deriving mean steps per day, mean moderate/vigorous PA minutes per hour (MVPA min · h(-1)) and minutes of sedentary time per hour (ST min · h(-1)). Lower limb function was assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery. Subjective well-being was assessed using the SF-12 health status scale, the Ageing Well Profile and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Linear regressions were used to investigate associations between the independent variables which included physical activity (steps and MVPA), sedentary time, participant characteristics (gender, age, BMI, education, number of medical conditions), and lower limb function and dependent variables which included mental and physical well-being. Steps, MVPA and lower limb function were independently and moderately positively associated with perceived physical well-being but relationships with mental well-being variables were weak. No significant associations between sedentary behaviours and well-being were observed. The association between objectively evaluated physical activity and function and subjective evaluations of physical well-being suggest that improving perceptions of physical health and function may provide an important target for physical activity programmes. This in turn may drive further activity participation.
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