Applied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research Centre, Swansea University College of Engineering - Bay Campus, Swansea, UK
Applied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research Centre, Swansea University College of Engineering - Bay Campus, Swansea, UK.
BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 16;13(2):e066940. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066940.
Housing is a major contributing factor to health, and better housing condition has been linked to improved general and psychological health. There has also been strong evidence that the physical environment within the home setting substantially impacts sedentary behaviour and physical activity in children. However, there is a lack of research that has investigated the physical environment within the home setting in the context of older adults' physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour. Given that with increasing age, older adults spend large proportions of their time in their homes it is important to optimise older adults' home settings to support healthy ageing. Therefore, this study aims to explore older adults' perceptions around optimising their physical environment within their home space to support physical activity and subsequently facilitate healthy ageing.
In this formative research, a qualitative exploratory research design using in-depth interviews (IDIs) and a purposive sampling approach will be employed. IDIs will be conducted to collect data from study participants. Older adults from diverse community organisations in Swansea, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot will formally request approval to recruit via its contacts for this formative research. The study data will be analysed thematically using NVivo V.12 Plus software.
Ethical approval for this study has been obtained from the College of Engineering Research Ethics Committee (NM_31-03-22), Swansea University. The findings of the study will be disseminated to the scientific community and to the study participants. The results will enable us to explore the perceptions and attitudes of older adults towards physical activity within their home environment.
住房是影响健康的一个主要因素，改善住房条件与改善整体和心理健康有关。有强有力的证据表明，家庭环境中的物理环境会极大地影响儿童的久坐行为和身体活动。然而，缺乏研究调查家庭环境中老年人的身体活动水平和久坐行为。由于随着年龄的增长，老年人大部分时间都在家里度过，因此优化老年人的家庭环境以支持健康老龄化非常重要。因此，本研究旨在探讨老年人对优化家庭空间物理环境以支持身体活动的看法，从而促进健康老龄化。
在这项探索性研究中，将采用定性研究设计，使用深度访谈（IDIs）和目的性抽样方法。将进行 IDI 以从研究参与者处收集数据。来自斯旺西、布里真德和内思波特塔尔博特的各种社区组织的老年人将通过其联系正式请求为这项探索性研究招募的批准。将使用 NVivo V.12 Plus 软件对研究数据进行主题分析。
这项研究已获得斯旺西大学工程研究伦理委员会（NM_31-03-22）的伦理批准。该研究的结果将在科学界和研究参与者中传播。研究结果将使我们能够探讨老年人对家庭环境中身体活动的看法和态度。
