1 Program in Prevention Science, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA.
2 College of Education, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2018 Mar;33(2):122-130. doi: 10.1177/1533317517740664. Epub 2017 Nov 23.
This study examined the determinants of physical activity (PA) for older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) to learn more about how to promote PA in this population. Caregivers of older adults with AD (N = 99) provided information related to care recipient's PA, as well as addressed sociodemographics and perceptions about their care recipient's PA. Gender of care recipient was a significant predictor of PA (β = .80, P < .05); men with AD participated in more PA than women with AD. Also, caregiver's outcome expectation for care recipient's PA also predicted more PA (β = .82, P < .05). Caregiver's perceived benefits of PA (outcome expectation) for their care recipient partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy for care recipient's PA and the reported levels of PA for the care recipient. This study demonstrated the importance of caregiver perceptions about care recipient's PA.
本研究旨在探讨导致老年阿尔茨海默病(AD)患者体力活动(PA)的因素,以了解如何在该人群中促进 PA。AD 老年患者的护理人员(N=99)提供了与照护者 PA 相关的信息,并介绍了他们对照护者 PA 的社会人口统计学和看法。照护者的性别是 PA 的显著预测因素(β=.80,P<.05);患有 AD 的男性比患有 AD 的女性参与更多的 PA。此外,照护者对照护者 PA 的结果期望也预测了更多的 PA(β=.82,P<.05)。照护者对 PA 的感知益处(结果期望)部分中介了照护者对照护者 PA 的自我效能感与照护者报告的 PA 水平之间的关系。这项研究表明了护理人员对照护者 PA 的看法的重要性。