Barriers to healthy lifestyle behaviours and adherence to physical activity and dietary guidelines by older Australians: A descriptive analysis

Gadowski, Adelle; Curtis, Andrea J.; Héritier, Stéphane; Zoungas, Sophia; Owen, Alice

doi:10.1016/j.hnm.2021.200127

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“…Mobility and health concerns were a common barrier to the physical component of the programme. This is consistent with existing research which states that poorer health is strongly correlated with a decrease in physical activity (Gadowski et al, 2021; Moschny et al, 2011). Older adults who have limited engagement in exercise also lack confidence in their abilities, are uncertain about the safety of physical activity and have a greater fear of injury or pain from exercise.…”

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Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation

Kha,

Wen,

Bender

et al. 2023

J Health Psychol

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a blinding condition associated with depression, loneliness and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours which drives AMD progression. We have proposed the first online lifestyle intervention for AMD, called Movement, Interaction and Nutrition for Greater Lifestyles in the Elderly (MINGLE) to promote positive lifestyle changes and reduce loneliness. This qualitative grounded-theory study explored enablers and barriers to future participation in MINGLE for older adults with AMD. Thirty-one participants were interviewed and thematic analysis revealed nine themes. Enablers to participation were: socialising and learning about AMD, motivation to improve health, programme accessibility and structure. Barriers were: lack of time, technology, limited knowledge regarding holistic interventions, vision-related issues, mobility and negative perception of group interactions. These factors must be considered when developing lifestyle interventions for AMD patients to maximise participation. Supporting technology use and raising awareness about benefits of healthy lifestyle behaviours for AMD may help overcome these barriers.

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confidence: 93%

Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation

Kha,

Wen,

Bender

et al. 2023

J Health Psychol

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“…Mobility and health concerns were a common barrier to the physical component of the program. This is consistent with existing research which states that poorer health is strongly correlated with a decrease in physical activity (Gadowski et al, 2021;Moschny et al, 2011).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration

Kha

Wen

Bender

et al. 2023

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a blinding condition associated with depression and loneliness. This facilitates unhealthy lifestyle behaviours which drives AMD progression. We developed the first online lifestyle intervention for AMD, called Movement, Interaction and Nutrition for Greater Lifestyles in the Elderly (MINGLE) to promote positive lifestyle changes, reduce loneliness and depression. This qualitative study explored enablers and barriers to participation in MINGLE for older Australians with AMD. Thirty-one participants with AMD were interviewed using a semi-structured in-depth approach. Thematic analysis revealed nine themes. Enablers to participation were: socialising and learning about AMD, motivation to improve health, program accessibility and structure. Barriers were: lack of time, unfamiliarity with technology, limited knowledge regarding holistic interventions, vision-related issues, mobility and negative perception of group interactions. Multiple factors influence the participation of AMD patients in MINGLE and these must be considered when developing and implementing the MINGLE program to maximise participation.

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“…Adherence to dietary guidelines is important for healthy ageing and to maintain quality of life and good mental health (36) . However, poor adherence to dietary guidelines has been previously reported in studies of older Australians (37,38) . The current study also confirms a similar trend in a relatively large sample of older Australian women.…”

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Symptoms of sleep problems and adherence to dietary guidelines in older women: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Khalesi

Vandelanotte

Irwin

et al. 2023

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: This study examined adherence to dietary guidelines and symptoms of sleep problems (e.g., taking a long time to fall sleep or waking up early) and their associations in a sample of older Australian women (68-73 years of age). Design: This was a population-based cross-sectional study. Adherence to the dietary guidelines was measured using a validated food frequency questionnaire and reported as a diet quality score. Symptoms of sleep problems were measured using five questions and a total score was derived. Multivariate linear regression was used to investigate the association between these outcomes, adjusted for the potential confounding influence of demographic (i.e., age and marital status) and lifestyle (i.e., physical activity, stress, alcohol intake, sleep medication use) variables. Setting: Respondents from the 1946–51 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health who completed Survey 9 were included. Participants: Data from n=7,956 older women (mean age ± SD: 70.8 ±1.5) were included. Results: 70.2% reported having at least one symptom and 20.5% had between 3 to 5 symptoms of sleep problems (mean score ± SD: 1.4 ± 1.4, range 0 to 5). Adherence to dietary guidelines was poor with an average diet quality score of 56.9 ± 10.7 (range 0 to 100). Better adherence to dietary guidelines was associated with fewer sleep problem symptoms (β: -.065, 95% CI: -.012 to -.005) and remained significant after adjusting for confounding influences. Conclusions: These findings support the evidence that adherence to dietary guidelines is associated with symptoms of sleep problems in older women.

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Barriers to healthy lifestyle behaviours and adherence to physical activity and dietary guidelines by older Australians: A descriptive analysis

Cited by 6 publications

References 44 publications

Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation

Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation

Barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration

Symptoms of sleep problems and adherence to dietary guidelines in older women: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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