Prevalence and Associated Factors of Physical Activity Among Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Physical Activity Among Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study.
J Gerontol Nurs. 2020 Jul 08;:1-8
Authors: Liu L, Liu H, Xiang M, Guo H, Sun Z, Wu T
Abstract
In many countries, the physical activity level of nursing home residents is low, and the amount of time spent on such behavior has not been quantified in China. In the current study, pedometers were used to measure the physical activity levels of 349 nursing home residents. Daily steps for residents ranged from 5 to 16,773 steps per day, with a median of 1,608 steps per day. Three hundred (85.96%) residents were sedentary, 16 (4.6%) were low active, and 33 (9.5%) were physically active. Factors such as the living conditions of the nursing home, younger age, lower body mass index, higher educational level, marriage, higher pension, and greater family support all led to a higher physical activity level among residents. Regarding sedentary level, male residents were more active than female residents. The physical activity level of nursing home residents in China is lower than the current World Health Organization standard. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, x(x), xx-xx.].
PMID: 32640032 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Gerontological Nursing - July 7, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Liu L, Liu H, Xiang M, Guo H, Sun Z, Wu T Tags: J Gerontol Nurs Source Type: research