Observational studyBMC public health2021
Community participation of community dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.
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- Pooled it
- Inactivity is isolation: insights from a sedentary time intervention in assisted living.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- A randomized trial of a theory-driven model of health coaching for older adults: short-term and sustained outcomes.BMC primary care · 2023Trial
- Effects of a Physical Therapist Intervention on GPS Indicators of Community Mobility in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2023Trial
- Social Interaction, Life Satisfaction, and Follow-Up Sleep Quality in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Three-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of independent transportation use with life-space and physical activity for community-dwelling older adults using a day-care rehabilitation facility.Journal of physical therapy science · 2026Article
- Integrating GPS and Accelerometry to Capture Life-Space Mobility in Parkinson's Disease.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of loneliness in older adults with preclinical and prodromal Alzheimer's disease: the impact of depression, frailty-weight loss and quality of life.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Lifestyle enrichment through social and cognitive engagement in later life: its associations with frailty trajectories and risk over 11 years.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Mapping the factors of loneliness in older adults: the role of employment and work activity - a scoping review.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2025Article
- Using Wearable Sensors to Identify Home and Community-Based Movement Using Continuous and Straight Line Stepping Time.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Attainment of Community-Based Goals Is Associated with Lower Risk of Hospital Readmission for Older Australians Accessing the Australian Transition Care Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Hotspots and Trends in Research on Mental Health of the Rural Elderly: A Bibliometric Analysis Using CiteSpace.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessing urban community parks from an age-friendly perspective: a multi-criteria decision-making approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- The Role of Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain and Loneliness: Narrative Review.Journal of medical extended reality · 2025Review
- The Impact of Social Participation on Frailty among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Sleep Quality.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Accelerometer-based and self-reported physical activity and sedentary time and their relationships with the P300 in a Go/No-Go task in older adults.Brain and cognition · 2024Article
- Social Participation and Loneliness in Older Adults in a Rural Australian Context: Individual and Organizational Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Way I See It: Older Adults with Mental Illness Share Their Views of Community Life Using Photovoice.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith the advancing age of the population, and increasing demands on healthcare services, community participation has become an important consideration for healthy ageing. Low levels of community participation have been linked to increased mortality and social isolation. The extent to which community participation has been measured objectively in older adults remains scarce. This study aims to describe where and how older adults participate in the community and determine the feasibility of measurement methods for community participation.
methodsThis observational cross-sectional study obtained data from 46 community dwelling older adults. A combination of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), accelerometry, and self-reported diaries were used over a 7-day monitoring period. Feasibility of methods were determined by calculating the loss of GPS data, questionnaires, and comparison of self-reported locations with GPS co-ordinates. Relationships between community participation, physical activity, social interactions, health related quality of life, sleep quality and loneliness were explored.
resultsOlder adults took a median (IQR) of 15 (9.25-18.75) trips out of home over the 7-day monitoring period, most frequently visiting commercial and recreational locations. In-home activities were mainly sedentary in nature, with out of home activities dependent on location type. Self-reported and GPS measures of trips out of home and the locations visited were significantly correlated (self-report 15.7 (5.6) GPS 14.4 (5.8) (r = 0.94)). Significant correlations between both the number of trips taken from home, with social interactions (r = 0.62) and the minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (r = 0.43) were observed. Daily MVPA was higher in participants who visited local walk/greenspaces (r = 0.48).
conclusionParticipants performed more activities with social interactions out of home and visited commercial locations most frequently. The combination of GPS, accelerometry and self-report methods provided a detailed picture of community participation for older adults. Further research is required with older adults of varying health status to generalise the relationships between community participation, location and physical activity.
trial registrationEthical approval was gained from the Flinders University Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee (protocol no. 8176).
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