ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019
Increasing exercise frequency is associated with health and quality-of-life benefits for older adults.
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- Who participates? Who frequents? Exploring the correlates of sports participation among Chinese adults: evidence from national survey.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Aging on the Autism Spectrum: Physical Activity in Individuals Receiving State Services in the United States.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Physical and mental health quality of life among underserved African American and Latino older adults.Ethnicity & health · 2023Article
- Change in self-reported health: A signal for early intervention in a medicare population.Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Article
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- Mental component of health-related quality of life is an independent predictor of incident functional disability among community-dwelling older people: a prospective cohort study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Self-management Elucidates How Practicing Physical Exercises Influences the Health Related Quality of Life of Independently Dwelling Older Adults.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate whether health-related quality-of-life measures can be improved in a senior population by increasing participation in an exercise program.
methodsThe study involved a nationwide sample of adults aged 65 and older (mean age 73.2 in first study year) who participated in the SilverSneakers fitness program between 2010 and 2016. We analyzed data from 7 years of program participation records and annual participant surveys. Study members completed ≥ 2 annual surveys (n = 46,564). Participation frequency change was measured by average visits per week (AVPW) to a fitness center from the initial survey year to follow-up years. Quality-of-life measures included the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Self-Rated Health, and BRFSS Healthy Days measures. Longitudinal analyses evaluated whether an increase in visit frequency among active members of SilverSneakers was associated with change in quality-of-life measures, controlling for age and gender.
resultsParticipants with more frequent visits (higher AVPW) had better SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Scores, Self-Rated Health Status, and fewer physically and mentally unhealthy days (p < 0.001 for all measures); furthermore, participants who increased AVPW longitudinally saw improvements in all outcome measures (p < 0.001).
conclusionSilverSneakers participation frequency is associated with higher quality of life for seniors.
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