ArticleBMJ open2018
Predictors of physical activity among older adults in Germany: a nationwide cohort study.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Functional social support and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Early life circumstances and their impact on health in adulthood and later life: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Cluster-randomised trial on participatory community-based outdoor physical activity promotion programs in adults aged 65-75 years in Germany: protocol of the OUTDOOR ACTIVE intervention trial.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Physical activity and functional social support in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Lifestyle Variation among the Elderly: Do Nutritional Knowledge and Diet Quality Differ When the Other Lifestyle Components Are Similar?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with the Participation of Older Adults in Cultural and Sports Activities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations between socioeconomic status and physical activity among older adults: cross-sectional results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Validation of a Modified Version of the German Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Do Older Adults with Multimorbidity Meet the Recommended Levels of Physical Activity? An Analysis of Scottish Health Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Participation in group-based physical activity programmes for adults in Germany and associated factors: data from a nationwide cohort study.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Physical Health Mediates the Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Engagement in Exercise across Age in a German Sample.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2018Article
- Personal Determinants for Physical Activity Behavior of Urban-Dwelling Older Adults in Sri Lanka.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedCorrection:2019
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate individual, interpersonal and environmental baseline factors predicting regular aerobic physical activity (PA) participation among older adults in Germany at follow-up 12 years later.
designPopulation-based cohort study.
settingCluster-randomised general population sample selected based on population registry address information from 130 nationally distributed sample points collected from 1997 to 1999 and re-evaluated 12 years later from 2008 to 2011.
participants1184 adults, aged 65 years or older at follow-up with complete data at baseline and follow-up, were included in the final study sample. OUTCOME MEASURE: Regular 'aerobic PA ≥1 day/week' assessed based on self-reported information.
resultsAt follow-up, 53.2% of the participants engaged in aerobic PA ≥1 day/week. Participants aged 50 to 60 years at baseline were more likely to engage in aerobic PA ≥1 day/week than participants aged 61 to 78 years; OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.46 to 2.40. Participants with middle and high socioeconomic status (SES) were more likely to engage in aerobic PA ≥1 day/week than participants with low SES; OR middle SES 2.08, 1.33 to 3.25; high SES 3.44, 2.11 to 5.60. Participants with high social support were more likely to engage in aerobic PA ≥1 day/week at follow-up than participants with low social support; OR 1.98, 1.26 to 3.12. Furthermore, participants who engaged in leisure time PA at least once per week at baseline were more likely to engage in aerobic PA ≥1 day/week at follow-up than those who engaged less than once per week; OR 1.95, 1.46 to 2.60.
conclusionsSeveral influencing factors assessed at baseline predicted regular aerobic PA participation 12 years later. These factors should be considered when planning interventions to prevent physical inactivity in older adults. There is great potential to increase aerobic PA participation in older adults in Germany, in particular among those with low SES and low social support.
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