Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA.
J Rural Health. 2009 Spring;25(2):211-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00220.x.
Challenged with a higher incidence of disease, reduced social support, and less access to physical activity facilities and services, rural older adults may find healthy active living a challenge. Despite these challenges, some rural older adults manage to achieve active lifestyles.
This study investigates the relative importance of 4 extra-individual correlates of physical activity to physical activity achievement in rural seniors.
Data were drawn from mail questionnaires completed by 454 adults age 65 and over in 7 rural North Carolina counties.
Results from an analysis of covariance indicate that respondents who approached CDC/ACSM recommended levels of physical activity were significantly more likely to report that they lived within walking distance to parks, perceived they had transportation to physical activity areas, had a partner with whom to be active, and felt activity facilities were safe. Next, 7 extra-individual correlates of physical activity were entered into a backward logistic regression. The resultant model predicting physical activity achievement among rural older adults included social support for physical activity, a safe environment for physical activity, and reported ability to walk to a local park.
Interventions designed to provide social support, heighten safety at activity areas and improve park infrastructure may provide opportunities to increase physical activity among seniors.
农村老年人面临着更高的疾病发病率、更少的社会支持、以及更少的体育锻炼设施和服务的可及性，因此他们可能会发现健康积极的生活是一项挑战。尽管面临这些挑战，但一些农村老年人设法实现了积极的生活方式。
本研究旨在调查 4 种个体外相关因素对农村老年人身体活动成就的相对重要性。
数据来自北卡罗来纳州 7 个农村县的 454 名 65 岁及以上成年人的邮件问卷。
协方差分析的结果表明，接近美国疾病控制与预防中心/美国运动医学会推荐的身体活动水平的受访者更有可能报告说他们住在公园步行距离内、认为他们有去体育活动区的交通工具、有一个可以一起活动的伴侣，并且觉得活动设施安全。其次，7 种身体活动的个体外相关因素被纳入向后逻辑回归。预测农村老年人身体活动成就的最终模型包括对身体活动的社会支持、身体活动安全环境以及报告能够步行到当地公园的能力。
旨在提供社会支持、提高活动区安全性和改善公园基础设施的干预措施，可能为提高老年人的身体活动水平提供机会。
