Department of Health Services, Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, College of Public Health and Health Professions, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32610-0195. E-mail:
Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Oct 9;11:E173. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140182.
People with disability may be at risk of developing diseases due to physical inactivity; social support from family and friends is positively related to engaging in regular physical activity. We compared the association between living alone and engagement in physical activity among people with and without disability in Florida. We used multivariate logistical regression to analyze 2009 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data (n = 10,902) to assess differences in physical activity in disability levels for respondents who lived alone versus those who did not. Respondents with a disability were less likely to engage in physical activity than were people without a disability, regardless of disability type, and the lowest rates of engaging in physical activity were found for people with disability who lived alone. Public health efforts should consider the role of household composition when targeting physical activity interventions among people with disability.
残疾人由于身体活动不足，可能面临患病风险；家人和朋友的社会支持与定期进行身体活动呈正相关。我们比较了佛罗里达州残疾人和非残疾人中独居与身体活动参与之间的关联。我们使用多变量逻辑回归分析了 2009 年佛罗里达州行为风险因素监测系统的数据（n=10902），以评估独居与非独居的残疾程度受访者在身体活动方面的差异。无论残疾类型如何，残疾受访者参与身体活动的可能性均低于非残疾受访者，而独居残疾人士的身体活动参与率最低。在针对残疾人开展身体活动干预时，公共卫生工作者应考虑家庭构成的作用。
