Evaluation of Participation in Leisure Activities in Old Age: the Role of Residential Environment, Gender, Health Status and Depression
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Being involved in leisure activities has many advantages for older adults’ health and well-being. Nevertheless, there are many aspects that can determine the level of participation in leisure activities, such as the context where people live, gender and their mental and physical health status. Due to it the aim of this study was, on the one hand to analyse the influence of the urban or the rural context, gender and depression on the level of leisure activities participation, and on the other hand to test the mediational role of health status in the link between depression and leisure activities participation. A total number of 139 older people (Mage= 69.16; SD= 9.64) answered an ad hoc questionnaire that includes the different instruments used. Results showed that women and people living in rural areas have a higher rate of leisure participation. The mediation analysis showed that a 58.3% of the negative effect that depression had on participating in leisure activities is due to the influence of perceived health status. These results could be useful for the design of strategies aimed at increasing older adults’ level of leisure participation.
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Rubio , L., Aranda , L., & Dumitrache , C. G. (2021). Evaluation of Participation in Leisure Activities in Old Age: the Role of Residential Environment, Gender, Health Status and Depression. Psychology, Society & Education, 12(3), 215–228. Retrieved from https://journals.uco.es/psye/article/view/13976
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Buchman, A.S., Wilson, R.S., Yu, L., James, B.D., Boyle, P.A., y Bennett, D.A. (2014). Total daily activity declines more rapidly with increasing age in older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 58, 74-79. Doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.08.00
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Neighborhoods. The journal of frailty & aging, 6(3), 129-135.
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Organización Mundial de la Salud. (2002). Envejecimiento activo: Un marco político. Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología, 37(2), 74.105.
Organización Mundial de la Salud (2017). Depression: let’s talk. Recuperado de http://www.who.int/mental_health/management/depression/en/
Ormel, J., Kempen, G.I.J.M., Deeg, D.J.H., Brilman, E.I., Van Sonderen, E., y Relyveld, J. (1998). Functioning, Well-Being, and Health Perception in Late Middle-Aged and Older People: Comparing the Effects of Depressive Symptoms and Chronic Medical Conditions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 46, 38-48.
Ponce de León, L., y Cabello, S.A. (2017). Envejecimiento active en el ámbito rural en España. Ehquidad International Welfare Policies and Social Work Journal, 7, 175-198.
Robins, L.M., Hill, K.D., Finch, C.F., Clemson, L., y Haines, T. (2018). The association between physical activity and social isolation in community-dwelling older adults. Aging & Menthal Health 22 (2), 175-182. Doi: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1242116
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Rubio, L., Dumitrache, C.G., García, A.J., y Cordón-Pozo, E. (2016). Coping strategies in Spanish older adults: a MIMIC model of socio-demographic characteristics and activity level. Aging & Menthal Health 22(2), 226-232. Doi: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1247416
Rush, K.L., Watts, W.E., y Janke, R. (2013). Rural and urban older adults’ perspectives of strength in their daily lives. Applied Nursing Research, 26(1), 10–16. Doi: 10.1016/j. apnr.2012.07.001
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Spielberger, C.D., Gorsuch, R.L., y Lushene, R.E. (1970). Manual for the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologist Press (versión española, TEA, 1982).
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Vogelsang, E.M. (2016). Older adult social participation and its relationship with health: Rural-urban differences. Health & Place, 42, 111-119. Doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.09.010
Wilkie, R., Peat, G., Thomas, E., y Croft, P. (2007). Factors associated with participation restriction in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and over. Quality of Life Research, 16(7), 1147-1156. Doi: 10.1007/s11136-007-9221-5
Wolitzky-Taylor, K.B., Castriotta, N., Lenze, E.J., Stanley, M.A., y Craske, M.G. (2010). Anxiety disorders in older adults: A comprehensive review. Depression and Anxiety, 27, 190–211. Doi: 10.1002/da.20653.
World Health Organisation (2003). What are the main risk factors for disability in old age and how can disability be prevented? Recuperado de http://www.euro.who.int/document/E82970.
Xiang, X., Danilovich, M.K., Tomasino, K.N., y Jordan, N. (2017). Depression prevalence and treatment among older home health services users in the United States. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 75, 151-157. Doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2017.12.005
Zeng, C.Y. (2006). Association between mental health and social support of the elderly in the urban and ruralcommunity of Lishui city. Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation, 10(22), 174-176.
Zhang, W., Feng, Q., Lacanienta, J., y Zhen, Z. (2016). Leisure participation and subjective well-being: Exploring gender differences among elderly in Shanghai, China. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 69, 45-54.