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KMID : 0806120100400020191
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대한간호학회지
2010 Volume.40 No. 2 p.191 ~ p.201
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Predictors of Physical Activity in Korean Older Adults: Distinction between Urban and Rural Areas
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Park Seung-Mi
Park Yeon-Hwan
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the predictors of physical activity between urban and rural dwelling Korean older adults.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey. A self-report questionnaire or face to face interviews were used to collect data from 336 older adults (urban: 129, rural: 207) who visited public health centers or welfare centers in 2008.
Results: About half of the participants (urban: 50.4%, rural: 47.3%) were classified as the minimally active group. Cognitive function (odds ratio [OR]=1.106, p=.004) and loneliness (OR=0.965, p=.044) were predicting factors for physical activity in rural elderly. Age (OR=0.326, p=.037), gender (OR=2.841, p=.021) and depression (OR=0.799, p<.001) were significant factors predicting physical activity in urban elders.
Conclusion: These findings provide information that is relevant in designing interventions to enhance physical activity in older adults. There is a need to develop effective mutifaceted physical activity interventions that include reducing psychological barriers such as depression, loneliness.
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KEYWORD
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Physical activity, Aged, Urban population, Rural population
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