ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2017
Self-reported Factors Associated with Engagement in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Elderly People: A Population-based Study.
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- A systematic review of barriers and motivators to physical activity in elderly adults in Iran and worldwide.Epidemiology and health · 2019Pooled it
- Brain Resting-state Functional Connectivity Mediates the Age-associated Decline in Physical Activity Engagement.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- An Exploration of Adults Transitioning Into Retirements' Perspectives on Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Effects of a bout of exercise on mood in people with depression with and without physical pain.Psychology, health & medicine · 2023Article
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- A national and sub-national metaregression of the trend of insufficient physical activity among Iranian adults between 2001 and 2016.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity (PA) typically decreases with aging, especially of moderate to vigorous level, and this change affects health outcomes of older adults. Age-related decline is not evenly distributed across elderly population and is attributed to psychosocial, physical, and environmental determinants.
methodsWe selected a sample of 1000 elderly people from urban parts of Shiraz in Southern Iran with a two-stage random sampling procedure. Self-reported PA data and correlates of moderate to vigorous activity were collected by interview with the respondents from selected households. Bivariate associations were examined using Chi-square test. Log-binomial regression was used to weigh variables associated with more than light PA.
resultsSome demographic variables (older age, female sex, lower education level, retirement, and single or widowed status), health problems (lower extremity pain and hypertension), and psychosocial factors (lack of motivation, fear of injury, unsafe roads, and daily life problems) were potential correlates of inadequate PA with bivariate analysis. In log-binomial regression model, lack of motivation (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR] = 2.11, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.25-3.56), daily life problems (APR = 1.82, 95% CI: 1.26-2.62), lower educational level (APR = 1.64, 95% CI: 1.08-2.49), unsafe roads (APR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.02-2.49), and knee pain (APR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.09-2.58) were associated with lower engagement in moderate to vigorous PA among Iranian older adults.
conclusionsPsychosocial attributes considerably influence PA behaviors in older adults. Lower extremity joint pain is a key medical concern. Interventions to promote PA among older adults should be multilevel and particularly targeting personal psychosocial factors.
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