Lee Joo Hyun, Lee Ji Hyun, Park Soo Hyun
Department of Occupational Therapy, Yonsei University, Korea.
Occup Ther Int. 2014 Sep;21(3):124-32. doi: 10.1002/oti.1371. Epub 2014 May 19.
This study investigated participation in leisure activities in urban-dwelling elderly persons in Korea and its role in predicting quality of life. The participated activities over a 48-hour period were recorded by each participant, and amount of participated time for each activity was calculated. Correlational analysis examined the relationship between the degree of participation in domains of leisure activity and quality of life. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine which leisure activity participation predicted quality of life. The results indicated that the participants spent the most time in "use of media". Quality of life showed a positive correlation with "use of media", "sports and outdoor leisure activity" and "hobby and other leisure activity". The results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that use of media, "religious activity", sports and outdoor leisure activity and hobby and other leisure activity significantly predicted quality of life after controlling for the effects of demographic variables. Of these variables, hobby and other leisure activity was the strongest predictor of quality of life. The results will augment treatment planning and activity management in enhancing quality of life by allied health professionals, especially occupational therapists. The findings are limited in that the sample consisted of urban-dwelling elderly primarily with a religious affiliation. It is recommended that a cross-cultural investigation using standard assessment measures be conducted to validate whether there is indeed similarities in time use and leisure activity participation in the elderly in different cultures.
本研究调查了韩国城市老年人参与休闲活动的情况及其在预测生活质量方面的作用。每位参与者记录了在48小时内参与的活动，并计算了每项活动的参与时间。相关性分析检验了休闲活动领域的参与程度与生活质量之间的关系。进行了多元回归分析以确定哪种休闲活动参与能预测生活质量。结果表明，参与者在“媒体使用”上花费的时间最多。生活质量与“媒体使用”、“体育和户外休闲活动”以及“爱好和其他休闲活动”呈正相关。分层多元回归分析结果发现，在控制人口统计学变量的影响后，媒体使用、“宗教活动”、体育和户外休闲活动以及爱好和其他休闲活动显著预测了生活质量。在这些变量中，爱好和其他休闲活动是生活质量的最强预测因素。这些结果将有助于辅助医疗专业人员，特别是职业治疗师，在提高生活质量方面进行治疗规划和活动管理。研究结果的局限性在于样本主要由有宗教信仰的城市老年人组成。建议进行一项使用标准评估措施的跨文化调查，以验证不同文化中老年人在时间利用和休闲活动参与方面是否确实存在相似之处。
