Menkin Josephine A, Smith Jennifer L, Bihary Joseph G
SCAN Health Plan, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Mather Institute, Evanston, IL, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Feb;41(2):478-485. doi: 10.1177/0733464820960925. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
When people have more negative perceptions about aging or attribute health decline to old age, they engage in less health promotion behavior. We tested whether an intervention of brief anti-ageism messages addressing views of aging could motivate engagement in physical activities at senior centers. Attendees aged 50 and older ( = 349; = 72, = 9) at seven centers were randomly assigned to read one of three intervention messages (different approaches addressing views of aging) or to not read a message before rating their likelihood of attending a variety of center programs, including physical activities. Multilevel regression models indicated the intervention increased motivation to attend physical activities compared with the control group among participants aged 72 and older. The three anti-ageism messages were similarly effective suggesting some flexibility in framing. The results indicate anti-ageism messages may be a scalable, low-cost approach to promoting physical activity in older adults.
当人们对衰老有更多负面看法或将健康衰退归因于老年时，他们进行的健康促进行为就会减少。我们测试了一种针对衰老观念的简短反年龄歧视信息干预措施是否能促使老年人在老年中心参与体育活动。七个中心的50岁及以上参与者（ = 349； = 72， = 9）被随机分配阅读三种干预信息之一（针对衰老观念的不同方法），或在对参加包括体育活动在内的各种中心项目的可能性进行评分之前不阅读任何信息。多层次回归模型表明，与对照组相比，72岁及以上参与者中，干预措施增加了参加体育活动的动机。三种反年龄歧视信息同样有效，表明在框架构建上有一定灵活性。结果表明，反年龄歧视信息可能是一种可扩展、低成本的促进老年人体育活动的方法。
