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Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore
Objective: This study examined the physical and social environment (facilities and activities) of Singapore’s Recreational Centres (RCs) and female patrons’ (>50 years) perception of the RC facilities and activities. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 RCs were audited, and 22 face-to-face inte...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6766068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31510094 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183343 |
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author | Wong, Elaine Yee-Sing Lee, Andy H. James, Anthony P. Jancey, Jonine |
author_facet | Wong, Elaine Yee-Sing Lee, Andy H. James, Anthony P. Jancey, Jonine |
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description | Objective: This study examined the physical and social environment (facilities and activities) of Singapore’s Recreational Centres (RCs) and female patrons’ (>50 years) perception of the RC facilities and activities. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 RCs were audited, and 22 face-to-face interviews were undertaken. Results: Physical activity classes were the main activity offered (mean = eight classes per month), with walking (29.8%) and aerobics sessions (17.5%) being the most frequent. Nutrition classes and social activities were offered less often (mean = one class per month). The activities were well received by patrons, offering opportunities to interact while participating in physical activity and nutrition classes. However, the need for staff training, consideration of patron’s abilities and the desire to engage in alternative activities were expressed. Conclusion: Overall, RCs’ facilities and activities were well liked by the patrons but opportunities for improvements were identified. Regular reviews of facilities and activities through consultation with the RC patrons and managers are needed to ensure that the facilities and activities remain relevant and practical to the patrons. This will help to support active lifestyles and healthy eating practices among older adults residing within the community. |
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spelling | pubmed-67660682019-09-30 Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore Wong, Elaine Yee-Sing Lee, Andy H. James, Anthony P. Jancey, Jonine Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objective: This study examined the physical and social environment (facilities and activities) of Singapore’s Recreational Centres (RCs) and female patrons’ (>50 years) perception of the RC facilities and activities. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 RCs were audited, and 22 face-to-face interviews were undertaken. Results: Physical activity classes were the main activity offered (mean = eight classes per month), with walking (29.8%) and aerobics sessions (17.5%) being the most frequent. Nutrition classes and social activities were offered less often (mean = one class per month). The activities were well received by patrons, offering opportunities to interact while participating in physical activity and nutrition classes. However, the need for staff training, consideration of patron’s abilities and the desire to engage in alternative activities were expressed. Conclusion: Overall, RCs’ facilities and activities were well liked by the patrons but opportunities for improvements were identified. Regular reviews of facilities and activities through consultation with the RC patrons and managers are needed to ensure that the facilities and activities remain relevant and practical to the patrons. This will help to support active lifestyles and healthy eating practices among older adults residing within the community. MDPI 2019-09-10 2019-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6766068/ /pubmed/31510094 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183343 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wong, Elaine Yee-Sing Lee, Andy H. James, Anthony P. Jancey, Jonine Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore |
title | Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore |
title_full | Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore |
title_fullStr | Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore |
title_full_unstemmed | Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore |
title_short | Recreational Centres’ Facilities and Activities to Support Healthy Ageing in Singapore |
title_sort | recreational centres’ facilities and activities to support healthy ageing in singapore |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6766068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31510094 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183343 |
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