Continuity of Leisure Participation From Middle Age to Old Age

Agahi, Neda; Ahacic, Kozma; Parker, Marti G.

doi:10.1093/geronb/61.6.s340

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“…The results of the current study support the idea that older adults seek continuity between past and current activities when planning their future [10,12,13]. The continuity motive indicates that older adults desire stability with respect to behavior and activity patterns throughout their lives.…”

Section: Continuity In Old Agesupporting

confidence: 77%

“…Continuity has been defined as the maintenance of familiar leisure activities into retirement and is a major characteristic of the post-retirement period [12,13]. Therefore leisure activities are likely to be continued throughout the ageing process, despite physical changes resulting from the normal ageing process, in order to preserve and maintain existing individual and social identities [14][15][16][17][18].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A new category of “future planning” in the activity card sort: Continuity versus novelty in old age

Ricon¹,

Weissman²,

Demeter³

2013

Health

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The Activity Card Sort (ACS) is a widely used measure for assessing participation in instrumental, leisure, and social-cultural activities. The ACS addresses previous and current activities but not future activity plans. The purpose of the study was to extend the ACS to include future planning. Previous research indicates that participation in activities and future planning is positively related to life satisfaction, and increased well-being and that these positive effects were most pronounced for adults 60 years and older. The current study participants were 60 Israeli adults aged 55 -74 years. The research finds future planning to be widespread, common and significant among older adults. Moreover, it was found that older people planned to continue previous activities more that they planned new activities for the future, indicating more continuity than innovation among the participants in this study. Participants with higher current or past activity levels planed a greater number of future activities. Construct validity using known group method showed the extended ACS to have discriminant validity with respect to age (younger participants were more active) and gender (highly physical activities were favored by men). MANOVA repeated measures and Pearson correlations demonstrated moderate-high test-retest reliability for the extended ACS.

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Section: Continuity In Old Agesupporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A new category of “future planning” in the activity card sort: Continuity versus novelty in old age

Ricon¹,

Weissman²,

Demeter³

2013

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“…The emergence of functional incapacities appears to be the principal factor in decreasing and/or abandoning activities 16,43,44 . Impairment of AADL, observed as alterations in quality of performance or a decrease in the number of activities usually performed throughout life could be related to the beginning of physical or cognitive functional decline, depressive symptoms, contextual barriers, weak support network, and/or more significant impairments related to chronic non-communicable diseases and conditions (NCDs) 16,43,44 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Atividades avançadas de vida diária e incidência de declínio cognitivo em idosos: Estudo SABE

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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o impacto das atividades avançadas de vida diária (AAVD) na incidência de declínio cognitivo. A amostra foi composta por idosos participantes do estudo longitudinal Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento (SABE). O declínio cognitivo foi avaliado por meio do Mini - Exame do Estado Mental abreviado. As AAVD compreenderam 12 atividades sociais, produtivas, físicas e de lazer que envolvem funções cognitivas superiores. Foram considerados grupos de covariáveis do estudo: fatores sociodemográficos, saúde geral, estilo de vida e funcionalidade. A associação entre a incidência de declínio cognitivo e as variáveis independentes foi avaliada usando-se o modelo de regressão de Poisson múltiplo. A incidência de declínio foi de 7,9%. A média de desempenho de AAVD em 2006 foi significativamente maior entre os idosos que não desenvolveram o declínio. Após análise multivariada os resultados mostraram que quanto maior o número de AAVD realizadas menor a chance de declínio cognitivo no período estudado.

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“…It also gives seniors access to a community and support network that has been linked to a higher quality of life (Koropeckyj-Cox 2002), and increased activity which has been linked to younger age, better self-rated health, and less functional limitations (Agahi, Ahacic, and Parker, 2006). In Ocean Valley there were daily exercise opportunities such as walking clubs, biking clubs, water aerobics, dancing, weight watchers toning and stretching classes.…”

Section: Healthy Living the Parkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mobile Midwesterners: The Impact of Migration on Aging, Health, and Community

Dalstrom

2013

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As the population in the US ages, there is increasing need to study aging and its relationship to quality of life, health, and community. Quality of life is closely correlated with belonging to a community. Unfortunately, as seniors age there is a propensity for them to become increasingly isolated as their mobility decreases and their friends and family members die or move away. As a result, some seniors in the Midwest have begun to migrate to RV parks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (“LRGV”) in south Texas that function as temporary retirement communities for the winter. While there, they reconnect with friends and family members and engage in a variety of social, civic, and exercise related activities. Further, they participate in a variety of health seeking behaviors such as health screenings, trading medications, and using the Mexican health care system. This article explores these practices and discusses how Winter Texans choose the LRGV, how new members become integrated into RV parks, and how life in the parks impacts health and access to health care services. It also highlights the impact that seasonal migration has on community formation, health seeking behaviors, and the diversity of retirement communities.

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Continuity of Leisure Participation From Middle Age to Old Age

Abstract: In accordance with the continuity theory of aging, leisure participation in old age is often a continuation of previous participation. However, there is considerable variation among both activities and individuals.

Cited by 136 publications

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A new category of “future planning” in the activity card sort: Continuity versus novelty in old age

A new category of “future planning” in the activity card sort: Continuity versus novelty in old age

Atividades avançadas de vida diária e incidência de declínio cognitivo em idosos: Estudo SABE

Mobile Midwesterners: The Impact of Migration on Aging, Health, and Community

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