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Objective Indicators of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Associations with Subjective Well-Being in Adults Aged 70 and Over

This study explored the associations of the volume and intensity of physical activity and the volume of sedentary time with subjective well-being in a diverse group of 228 older adults in the UK (111 female, mean age 78.2 years (SD 5.8)). Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour were assessed...

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Autores principales: Withall, Janet, Stathi, Afroditi, Davis, Mark, Coulson, Jo, Thompson, Janice L., Fox, Kenneth R.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3924465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24452258
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110100643
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author Withall, Janet
Stathi, Afroditi
Davis, Mark
Coulson, Jo
Thompson, Janice L.
Fox, Kenneth R.
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Davis, Mark
Coulson, Jo
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description This study explored the associations of the volume and intensity of physical activity and the volume of sedentary time with subjective well-being in a diverse group of 228 older adults in the UK (111 female, mean age 78.2 years (SD 5.8)). Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour were assessed by accelerometry deriving mean steps per day, mean moderate/vigorous PA minutes per hour (MVPA min·h(−1)) and minutes of sedentary time per hour (ST min·h(−1)). Lower limb function was assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery. Subjective well-being was assessed using the SF-12 health status scale, the Ageing Well Profile and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Linear regressions were used to investigate associations between the independent variables which included physical activity (steps and MVPA), sedentary time, participant characteristics (gender, age, BMI, education, number of medical conditions), and lower limb function and dependent variables which included mental and physical well-being. Steps, MVPA and lower limb function were independently and moderately positively associated with perceived physical well-being but relationships with mental well-being variables were weak. No significant associations between sedentary behaviours and well-being were observed. The association between objectively evaluated physical activity and function and subjective evaluations of physical well-being suggest that improving perceptions of physical health and function may provide an important target for physical activity programmes. This in turn may drive further activity participation.
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spelling pubmed-39244652014-02-18 Objective Indicators of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Associations with Subjective Well-Being in Adults Aged 70 and Over Withall, Janet Stathi, Afroditi Davis, Mark Coulson, Jo Thompson, Janice L. Fox, Kenneth R. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study explored the associations of the volume and intensity of physical activity and the volume of sedentary time with subjective well-being in a diverse group of 228 older adults in the UK (111 female, mean age 78.2 years (SD 5.8)). Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour were assessed by accelerometry deriving mean steps per day, mean moderate/vigorous PA minutes per hour (MVPA min·h(−1)) and minutes of sedentary time per hour (ST min·h(−1)). Lower limb function was assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery. Subjective well-being was assessed using the SF-12 health status scale, the Ageing Well Profile and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Linear regressions were used to investigate associations between the independent variables which included physical activity (steps and MVPA), sedentary time, participant characteristics (gender, age, BMI, education, number of medical conditions), and lower limb function and dependent variables which included mental and physical well-being. Steps, MVPA and lower limb function were independently and moderately positively associated with perceived physical well-being but relationships with mental well-being variables were weak. No significant associations between sedentary behaviours and well-being were observed. The association between objectively evaluated physical activity and function and subjective evaluations of physical well-being suggest that improving perceptions of physical health and function may provide an important target for physical activity programmes. This in turn may drive further activity participation. MDPI 2014-01-02 2014-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3924465/ /pubmed/24452258 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110100643 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Stathi, Afroditi
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Thompson, Janice L.
Fox, Kenneth R.
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title_full_unstemmed Objective Indicators of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Associations with Subjective Well-Being in Adults Aged 70 and Over
title_short Objective Indicators of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Associations with Subjective Well-Being in Adults Aged 70 and Over
title_sort objective indicators of physical activity and sedentary time and associations with subjective well-being in adults aged 70 and over
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3924465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24452258
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110100643
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