Leisure practice and its relations to cognitive vitality for seniors attending community organizations

Auger, Louis-Pierre; Fournier, Baptiste; Desgagnés-Cyr, Charles-Émile; Parisien, Manon; Nour, Kareen; Fournier, Michel; Guay, Danielle; Bier, Nathalie

doi:10.1080/16078055.2019.1652208

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“…For example, after assessing perceptions of the value of leisure engagement by individuals with disabilities, Couture et al (2010) concluded that examining number of activities is problematic and it is more valuable to assess the degree to which engagement fulfills a person's psychological needs. In addition, Auger et al (2020) identified diversity of leisure engagement related more to cognitive vitality of a sample of older adults (M age ¼ 71) than frequency. We agree with these authors that there is value in future research examining effects of leisure education using additional leisure-related variables such as leisure diversity and the ability of leisure engagement to meet people's needs.…”

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Effects of Video-Assisted Leisure Education on Leisure, Loneliness, and Affect of Older Adults

2022

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We used a nonrandom pretest, post-test control group experimental design to compare effects of a leisure education program, Project BHEL, involving 52 older adults (ages 71-98, M ¼ 85) residing in three continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) in a county in Northeastern United States. The program consists of sessions with instructional video discussions and learning activities to help adults set goals associated with leisure knowledge, satisfaction, and engagement, as well as social connections and positive affect, plan to increase leisure, and problem-solve ways to overcome barriers to goal achievement. Results indicated that when compared to a control group, although participants did not show a significant increase in leisure participation, they significantly increased knowledge of leisure, maintained leisure satisfaction, and significantly increased positive affect as they decreased negative affect and trended toward decreased loneliness. Therefore, Project BHEL holds promise as an effective leisure education intervention for older adults.

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Section: Leisure Knowledge Satisfaction and Frequencymentioning

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Effects of Video-Assisted Leisure Education on Leisure, Loneliness, and Affect of Older Adults

2022

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“…In most previous studies, a unidirectional effect of diversified leisure activity participation on cognitive function has been found [ 5 , 29 ]. Through an examination of a nationally representative longitudinal dataset, we demonstrate a positive bidirectional causality between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function.…”

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“…For that reason, diversified leisure activity may play a promising role in protecting older adults’ cognitive functions. In previous studies, participating in multiple leisure activities has been related to cognitive functioning [ 5 , 6 ]. It is important for cognitive health in adulthood to have a variety of activities [ 4 ].…”

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The bi-directional relationships between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function in older adults in China: separating between-person effects from within-person effects

Wang,

Li,

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Objective To examine the bi-directorial association between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function over a 7-year period. Methods Data analyzed was from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), a large-scale longitudinal national study. The baseline survey was conducted in 2011 with follow-up every three years. We traced a total of 2718 participants over a period of 7 years. We used adjusted random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) to examine the bi-directorial associations between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function. Results We observed bi-directorial associations between diversity of leisure activity and cognitive function across waves at the between-person and within-person levels. The adjusted random intercept cross-lagged panel models fitted the data appropriately, and the 3-year cross-lagged effects of prior diversified leisure activity participation on cognitive function (β = 0.058, p < 0.01) and cognitive function on subsequent diversified leisure activity participation (β = 0.047, p < 0.05) were significant. The results remained after adjusting the model for baseline sex, age, educational level, marital status and current residence, the number of chronic diseases, ADL, depressive symptoms, sleep quality, smoking, and drinking. Conclusion This study suggests that a reciprocal causality relationship between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function, indicating a “positive circle” that further promotes cognition over time.

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Leisure practice and its relations to cognitive vitality for seniors attending community organizations

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References 44 publications

Effects of Video-Assisted Leisure Education on Leisure, Loneliness, and Affect of Older Adults

Effects of Video-Assisted Leisure Education on Leisure, Loneliness, and Affect of Older Adults

The bi-directional relationships between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function in older adults in China: separating between-person effects from within-person effects

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