SynthesisBMC public health2017
Sport and ageing: a systematic review of the determinants and trends of participation in sport for older adults.
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 216 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of sport on health in people aged 60 years and older: a systematic review with meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Nitrate Intake on Recovery from Exercise-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Well-Being or Ill-Being through Coaching in Adult Grassroots Sport: A Systematic Mapping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Requirements for (web-based) physical activity interventions targeting adults above the age of 65 years - qualitative results regarding acceptance and needs of participants and non-participants.BMC public health · 2020Trial
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- Being Able to Engage in Sports on One's Own Terms: Positive Development in Sport for Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Sport Participation and Happiness Among Veteran Footballers: The Mediating Role of Social Capital.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Replication of central policy or local innovation: a study of the policy reinvention mechanism for sports policies for older adults in China's provincial local governments.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Health-related effects of walking football in older adults: A real-world longitudinal study across a season comparing two age groups.PloS one · 2026Article
- Do South Korean adults have insufficient levels of physical activity? Domain patterns and associations with self-rated health.PloS one · 2026Article
- What older adults find meaningful in organised sport participation: proposing the HeRO model.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Impact of creatine supplementation and exercise training in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Review
- Investigating adaptive sport participation for adults aged 50 years or older with spinal cord injury or disease: A descriptive cross-sectional survey.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Walking Football Programme for Elderly People: Study Protocol.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Race course characteristics are the most important predictors in 48 h ultramarathon running.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Participation as a Pillar of Active Ageing: The Role of Eudaimonic Psychological and Health Factors.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Configurational pathways to effective rural older adult sports participation: a necessity and sufficiency analysis using NCA and QCA.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe global population is ageing. As ageing is often associated with a decline in health, there is a need to further develop preventative health measures. Physical activity can positively influence older adults' (aged 50 years and older) health. Previous research on the relationship between physical activity and health for older adults has mainly focused on physical activity in general, and not specific types of exercise. Due to the social nature of sport, it may assist in improving physical, mental and social health for older adults. Sport, as a form of physical activity, has not been widely explored as a physical activity opportunity for older adults. This review concurrently explored two research questions: the determinants and the trends of sport participation for community dwelling older adults.
methodsTwo parallel systematic searches of nine electronic databases were conducted in December 2015 for the two research questions. English language quantitative and qualitative studies that provided specific results for community dwelling older adults' sport participation were included and a quality ratings assessment was undertaken.
resultsThere were 10,171 studies initially identified for the first research question and 1992 studies for the second research question. This culminated in 18 and 8 studies respectively that met the inclusion criteria. The most frequently mentioned determinants of participation were health and using sport to negotiate the ageing process. The most frequently mentioned trends of sport participation were the effect of historical sport participation on current participation, and sport participation across the lifespan. The main themes for both research questions had contrasting results, for example, participation in sport could improve health, but poor health was also a limitation of sport participation.
conclusionsThis review demonstrates that older adults are a heterogeneous age group, and therefore require different strategies than other age groups to successfully participate in sport. It is recommended that the main findings from this review are incorporated into specific strategies to develop age appropriate sporting opportunities for older adults, so that sport can be presented as a viable physical activity option for this age group.
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