Predictors of Physical Activity in Korean Older Adults: Distinction between Urban and Rural Areas.
10.4040/jkan.2010.40.2.191
- Author:
Seungmi PARK
1
;
Yeon Hwan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing. The Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Hoseo University, Asan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Physical activity;
Aged;
Urban population;
Rural population
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Age Factors;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Cognition;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Depression/etiology;
*Exercise;
Female;
Humans;
Interviews as Topic;
Loneliness;
Male;
Motor Activity;
Questionnaires;
Republic of Korea;
Rural Population;
Sex Factors;
Urban Population
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2010;40(2):191-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the predictors of physical activity between urban and rural dwelling Korean older adults. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey. A self-report questionnaire or face to face interviews were used to collect data from 336 older adults (urban: 129, rural: 207) who visited public health centers or welfare centers in 2008. RESULTS: About half of the participants (urban: 50.4%, rural: 47.3%) were classified as the minimally active group. Cognitive function (odds ratio [OR]=1.106, p=.004) and loneliness (OR=0.965, p=.044) were predicting factors for physical activity in rural elderly. Age (OR=0.326, p=.037), gender (OR=2.841, p=.021) and depression (OR=0.799, p<.001) were significant factors predicting physical activity in urban elders. CONCLUSION: These findings provide information that is relevant in designing interventions to enhance physical activity in older adults. There is a need to develop effective mutifaceted physical activity interventions that include reducing psychological barriers such as depression, loneliness.
