Leisure time physical activity differences among older adults from diverse socioeconomic neighborhoods

Annear, Michael; Cushman, Grant; Gidlow, Bob

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.09.005

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“…However, in a compensatory perspective, the engagement of individuals in these activities may mitigate the impact of a low educational level or aging on tests that require verbal knowledge and semantic processing, as they contribute to the maintenance or enrichment of neuropsychological skills. Evidence in the literature shows that the effects of leisure time activities, pastimes and occupations in general on cognitive performance are positive (Annear, Cushman, & Gidlow, 2009).…”

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Effect of aging, education, reading and writing, semantic processing and depression symptoms on verbal fluency

Moraes¹,

Guimarães²,

Joanette³

et al. 2013

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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Verbal fl uency tasks are widely used in (clinical) neuropsychology to evaluate components of executive functioning and lexical-semantic processing (linguistic and semantic memory). Performance in those tasks may be affected by several variables, such as age, education and diseases. This study investigated whether aging, education, reading and writing frequency, performance in semantic judgment tasks and depression symptoms predict the performance in unconstrained, phonemic and semantic fl uency tasks. This study sample comprised 260 healthy adults aged 19 to 75 years old. The Pearson correlation coeffi cient and multiple regression models were used for data analysis. The variables under analysis were associated in different ways and had different levels of contribution according to the type of verbal fl uency task. Education had the greatest effect on verbal fl uency tasks. There was a greater effect of age on semantic fl uency than on phonemic tasks. The semantic judgment tasks predicted the verbal fl uency performance alone or in combination with other variables. These fi ndings corroborate the importance of education in cognition supporting the hypothesis of a cognitive reserve and confi rming the contribution of lexical-semantic processing to verbal fl uency. Keywords: Verbal fl uency, age, education, reading and writing habits, depression, semantic judgment. ResumoAs tarefas de fl uência verbal são amplamente empregadas na clínica neuropsicológica para avaliar os componentes de funções executivas e processamento léxico-semântico (linguagem e memória semântica). O desempenho nessas tarefas pode ser infl uenciado por diferentes variáveis, como idade, escolaridade e diferentes patologias. Este estudo investigou se a idade, escolaridade, frequência dos hábitos de leitura e escrita, o desempenho em tarefas de julgamento semântico e sintomas de depressão predizem os desempenhos em tarefas de fl uência verbal de critério livre, fonêmico-ortográfi co e semântico. Participaram desse estudo 260 adultos saudáveis entre 19 e 75 anos. Foi utilizada a correlação de Pearson e da análise de regressão múltipla. As variáveis analisadas foram associadas em diferentes modelos combinatórios e apresentaram distintos níveis de explicação de acordo com o tipo de fl uência verbal. A escolaridade foi a variáveis que melhor contribuiu para a explicação do desempenho nas tarefas de fl uência verbal, seguida pela idade, principalmente na tarefa fonêmico--ortográfi ca. O desempenho nas tarefas de julgamento semântico predisse a performance da fl uência verbal isoladamente ou em combinação com as demais variáveis. Esses resultados corroboram a importância da escolaridade na cognição, sustentando a hipótese da reserva cognitiva e confi rmam a implicação do processamento léxico-semântico na fl uência verbal. Palavras-chave: Fluência verbal, idade, escolaridade, leitura e escrita, depressão, julgamento semântico.

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Effect of aging, education, reading and writing, semantic processing and depression symptoms on verbal fluency

Moraes¹,

Guimarães²,

Joanette³

et al. 2013

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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“…Several contextual variables were also directly associated with adherence, and it is clear that safe neighborhoods, proximity to parks and social institutions and lower levels of deprivation seem to be particularly important in older adults [29][30][31][32]. However, enabling changes to environmental factors will pose great challenges that require the commitment of political and social actors.…”

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Adherence to a physical activity intervention among older adults in a post-transitional middle income country: A quantitative and qualitative analysis

Garmendia

Dangour

Albala

et al. 2012

J Nutr Health Aging

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Objectives-The effectiveness of community level interventions depends to a great extent on adherence. Currently, information on factors related to adherence in older adults from developing countries is scarce. Our aim was to identify factors associated to adherence to a physical activity intervention in older adults from a post-transitional middle income country.Design, setting and participants-Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods we studied 996 older Chilean subjects (65-67.9 years at baseline) with low to medium socioeconomic status from 10 health centers randomized to receive a physical activity intervention as part of the CENEX cluster trial (ISRCTN48153354).Measurements-Using a multilevel regression model, the relationship between adherence (defined a priori as attendance at a minimum of 24 physical activity classes spread over at least 12 months) and individual, intervention-related and contextual factors was evaluated. We also conducted 40 semi-structured interviews with older adults (n=36) and instructors (n=4). Transcripts of the interviews were analyzed using content analysis to identify barriers and facilitators to adherence.Results-Adherence to physical activity intervention was 42.6% (CI 95% 39.5 to 45.6). Depression, diabetes mellitus, percentage of impoverished households and rate of arrests for violent crimes in the neighborhood predicted less adherence (p<0.05) while being retired, participation in physical activity prior to the intervention, and green areas per habitant were positively associated with adherence (p<0.05). The qualitative interviews identified three primary § Corresponding author: Maria Luisa Garmendia, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Universidad de Chile. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Santiago, Chile. Phone: 5629781402, Fax: 5622214030, mgarmend@inta.uchile.com. Competing InterestsAll authors declare that they have no competing interests. Author´s ContributionsA.D. Dangour and R. Uauy conceived and designed the CENEX study. D. Dangour C. Albala and R. Uauy applied for the funding. C. Albala, R. Uauy and M.L. Garmendia conceived the present manuscript. M.L. Garmendia wrote the first draft paper. P. Eguiguren provided qualitative studies expertise. E. Allen collaborated in data analysis. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript. Europe PMC Funders GroupAuthor Manuscript J Nutr Health Aging. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 April 11. Europe PMC Funders Author ManuscriptsEurope PMC Funders Author Manuscripts barriers to adherence: current health problems, lack of time due to commitments for caring for family members, and being employed, and two primary facilitators to adherence: the health benefits attributed to the intervention and the opportunity the classes provided for social interaction with others.Conclusion-In order to enhance effectiveness of community exercise interventions, strategies to improve participation should be targeted to older adults from deprived areas and those with psychological and medical ...

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“…Essas distribuições são fortemente sugestivas da influência de variáveis socioeconômicas. Encontram respaldo na literatura, que majoritariamente aponta que medidas de atividade física baseadas na prática regular de exercícios tendem a privilegiar os economicamente mais favorecidos 12,49,50,51 , possivelmente em virtude do fato de essas pessoas terem mais acesso a locais e a equipamentos que permitem a prática segura e adequada de exercícios físicos 50,52 , ao passo que os mais pobres geralmente vivem em ambientes desfavoráveis à prática dessas rotinas 53 . Soma-se a isto o menor acesso à informação e à orientação especializada sobre atividade física e saúde.…”

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“…Soma-se a isto o menor acesso à informação e à orientação especializada sobre atividade física e saúde. Aliada ao baixo nível educacional apresentado por estes indivíduos 53,54 , tal condição dificulta a adesão à prática de exercícios físicos 54,55 .…”

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Leisure time physical activity differences among older adults from diverse socioeconomic neighborhoods

Cited by 97 publications

References 26 publications

Effect of aging, education, reading and writing, semantic processing and depression symptoms on verbal fluency

Effect of aging, education, reading and writing, semantic processing and depression symptoms on verbal fluency

Adherence to a physical activity intervention among older adults in a post-transitional middle income country: A quantitative and qualitative analysis

Medidas de atividade física e fragilidade em idosos: dados do FIBRA Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil

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