每日进行户外活动预示着非卧床老年人在长期功能和健康方面会受益。
Going outdoors daily predicts long-term functional and health benefits among ambulatory older people.
作者信息
Jacobs Jeremy M, Cohen Aaron, Hammerman-Rozenberg Robert, Azoulay Daniel, Maaravi Yoram, Stessman Jochanan
机构信息
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
出版信息
J Aging Health. 2008 Apr;20(3):259-72. doi: 10.1177/0898264308315427.
OBJECTIVE
This article examines the association between frequency of going out of the house and health and functional status among older people.
METHOD
A randomly chosen cohort of ambulatory participants born in 1920 or 1921 from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study underwent assessments for health, functional, and psychosocial variables at ages 70 and 77. Twelve-year mortality data were collected.
RESULTS
Women went out daily less than did men. Participants going out daily at age 70 reported significantly fewer new complaints at age 77 of musculoskeletal pain, sleep problems, urinary incontinence, and decline in activities of daily living (ADLs). Logistic regression analysis indicated that not going out daily at age 70 was predictive of subsequent dependence in ADL, poor self-rated health, and urinary incontinence at age 77.
DISCUSSION
Going out daily is beneficial among independent older people, correlating with reduced functional decline and improved health measures.
目的
本文探讨老年人出门频率与健康及功能状态之间的关联。
方法
从耶路撒冷纵向研究中随机选取一组1920年或1921年出生的非卧床参与者，在70岁和77岁时对其健康、功能和心理社会变量进行评估。收集了12年的死亡率数据。
结果
女性每天出门的次数比男性少。70岁时每天出门的参与者在77岁时报告的肌肉骨骼疼痛、睡眠问题、尿失禁和日常生活活动（ADL）能力下降等新问题明显较少。逻辑回归分析表明，70岁时不每天出门预示着随后在77岁时ADL依赖、自评健康状况差和尿失禁。
讨论
每天出门对独立生活的老年人有益，与功能衰退减少和健康指标改善相关。
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