School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON,Canada.
J Aging Phys Act. 2023 Jan 20;31(4):705-720. doi: 10.1123/japa.2022-0146. Print 2023 Aug 1.
Issues relating to older adults in sport are ongoing topics of interest among sport scientists; however, our knowledge on how older athletes have been studied is incomplete, which has implications for understanding the comprehensiveness of this evidence base. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of how sport and older adults have been studied since the first World Masters Games. Data on research topics, research methods, sport-specific information, and demographic information on older athletes were collected and reviewed. Results suggest older athletes who are White, male, and competitive athletes have largely been the focus of research. In addition, results highlight an alarming number of unreported data related to the demographics of athlete samples. As a result, the well-documented benefits of sport may reflect a homogenous group of older adults, limiting our overall understanding of aging and sport and the value of this research for developing evidence-informed policy.
运动与老年人相关的问题一直是运动科学家关注的热点话题；然而，我们对于老年运动员的研究方式的了解并不全面，这影响了我们对该证据基础全面性的理解。本范围综述旨在概述自第一届世界大师运动会以来，运动与老年人相关的研究情况。研究人员收集和回顾了与研究主题、研究方法、特定运动以及老年运动员人口统计学信息相关的数据。研究结果表明，白种人、男性和竞技运动员为主的老年运动员一直是研究的重点。此外，研究结果还突出了大量与运动员样本人口统计学数据相关的未报告数据。因此，运动带来的有案可稽的益处可能反映了一个同质的老年人群体，这限制了我们对衰老和运动的整体理解，以及该研究对于制定循证政策的价值。
