A Comparison between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Physical Activity Levels of Elderly İndividuals Residing in the City Center and Rural, and Analyzing Their Relationship with Depression

Abstract


 
 Purpose: Our study aimed to determine the differences in the levels of physical activity and healthy lifestyle behaviours in elderly individuals living in urban and rural and to examine their relationship with depression.
 
 Methods: Individuals who are over 65 and residing in the city and rural were included in the study. The Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour’s Scale-II, the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, and the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 were used on the participants
 
 Results: Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour’s Scale-II scores was no significant difference between the two groups (p=0.430). Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly score in rural (p= 0.001); Geriatric Depression Scale-15 score was statistically higher in the city (p= 0.01). While the relationship between the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour’s Scale-II and Geriatric Depression Scale-15 scores was significant in both groups (p= 0.001 and p= 0.03), the relationship between the Elderly Physical Activity Scale-II and Geriatric Depression Scale-15 scores was significant only in the rural (p= 0.001).
 
 Conclusion: The elderly individuals in rural are more physically active than in city, the elderly living in city have higher depression levels. The factors affecting depression in the elderly living in cities need to be examined in detail.

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“…Our findings contribute to this field by showing that rural older adults maintain PA guidelines despite intensive TV viewing, possibly due to a rural lifestyle that allows for a more active life compared to urban settings (Köroğlu et al, 2023). The well-established association between reduced PA and increased risk of depression emphasizes the therapeutic potential of structured PA in mood disorders (Hallgren et al, 2020a).…”

“…The rural setting of our study, which provides different motivations and opportunities for PA (Köroğlu et al, 2023), may also have attenuated the effect of PA on DS.…”

Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Exercise for health in old age: Comprehensive review examining the benefits and efficacy of interven-tions

“…Studies have revealed that physical activity through exercise has been shown to have a tremendous positive impact on the health of older adults (Cheng et al, 2013). In various scientific studies, regular exercise has been shown to improve quality of life, reduce the risk of various chronic diseases, and support physical independence (Galle et al, 2023;Köroğlu et al, 2023). However, many older adults are less aware of these benefits, and they may view exercise as something difficult to do at their age.…”