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ArticleJournal of cross-cultural gerontology2021

The Built Environment and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Partial and Absolute Sedentary Behaviours in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Accra, Ghana.

Nestor Asiamah, Carl Petersen, Kyriakos Kouveliotis, Richard Eduafo

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Article in Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Nestor AsiamahDepartment of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Africa Centre for Epidemiology, P.O. Box AN 18462, Accra North, Ghana. nestorkwabena.asiamah@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-6430
Carl PetersenDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Kyriakos KouveliotisDepartment of Health Management, International Telematic University Uninettuno, Rome, Italy.
Richard EduafoDepartment of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Africa Centre for Epidemiology, Accra, Ghana.
Africa Center · USUniNettuno University · ITUniversity of Canterbury · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined built environmental and socio-demographic variables as correlates of sedentary behaviour in a population of older adults, and attempted to introduce the idea of measuring sedentary behaviour with two domains, namely 'partial sedentary behaviour' and 'absolute sedentary behaviour'. The study's population was community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more in Accra, Ghana. A self-reported questionnaire was used to gather data from 504 older people. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to present findings, with all nominal categorical variables incorporated in this analysis dummy-coded. The overall (third) regression model accounted for a variance of 55.9% and a significant F-test [F (25,454) = 22.99; p < 0.001)]. Gender was positively associated with sedentary behaviour - the sedentary behaviour of women was 28 min in excess of that of men. Sedentary behaviour decreased as the social network size and supporting social network of older people increased. Sedentary behaviour decreased as availability of spacious road pavements, secure social recreational centres for older people, and health services in the community increased. The improvement of road safety conditions at the community level and design of the built environment to support social integration of older people are major recommendations of this study.

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Built EnvironmentSedentary BehaviorSocial EnvironmentAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedResidence CharacteristicsSelf ReportSocioeconomic FactorsBuilt environmentGhanaSedentary behaviourSocial capital factorsSocio-demographic variables

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