Physical activity and predictors of loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: The role of social connectedness

Gyasi, Razak M.; Phillips, David; Asante, Felix Ankomah; Boateng, Simon

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.11.004

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“…Regarding mental health, consistent with previous studies [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 19 , 20 ], this study showed that PA reduces the odds of depressive symptoms, loneliness and insomnia symptoms. PA has shown to increase muscle strength and aerobic capacity, and consequently increase physical wellbeing [ 53 ].…”

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“…Regarding mental health and well-being, studies show that PA reduces fair or poor health [ 2 ], poor mental health [ 1 , 3 ], depression [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], loneliness [ 11 , 12 ], anxiety [ 13 ], and increases life satisfaction and happiness [ 14 ], cognitive function [ 15 , 16 ], and functional ability [ 17 ]. In addition, some studies and a review [ 5 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ] showed that PA or exercise improves sleep quality, including among middle-aged and older adults.…”

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Physical activity, health and well-being among a nationally representative population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults in India, 2017–2018

Pengpid

Peltzer

2021

Heliyon

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Background This study aimed to determine the association between physical activity (PA) and health and well-being in middle-aged and older community-dwelling adults in India. Methods The cross-sectional sample consisted of 72,262 individuals (≥45 years) from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1 in 2017–2018. Logistic regression, adjusted for relevant confounders, was used to predict associations between PA levels and 23 health indicators. Results In all 23.8% of participants were inactive, 12.9% had low, 7.6% moderate, and 55.7% high PA. In the final adjusted logistic regression analyses, higher PA levels were associated with better mental health (less insomnia symptoms, less depressive symptoms, less loneliness, and better cognitive functioning), and better well-being (self-rated health status, life satisfaction, happiness, functional ability, and hand grip strength). Moreover, moderate and/or high PA were negatively associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, chronic lung disease, vision impairment, cataract, chronic renal failure, and Alzheimer's disease/dementia. While in unadjusted analysis, moderate and/or high PA were protective against major depressive disorder and bone or joint diseases, this became non-significant in the adjusted model. PA was not significantly associated with abdominal obesity and cancer. Conclusion Overall, higher PA levels were positively associated with 10 of 11 mental health and well-being indicators as well as being protective against 9 of 12 chronic conditions.

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Physical activity, health and well-being among a nationally representative population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults in India, 2017–2018

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Peltzer

2021

Heliyon

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“…Feeling extremely lonely is a widespread phenomenon in later life, largely due to a perceived lack of close relationships ( De Gierveld, 1998 ). Loneliness is increasingly recognized as an important public health concern for older people and has been salient during COVID-19 ( Gyasi et al, 2021a , WHO, 2021 ). Whilst estimates show that 20–34% of older people in Europe and 25–29% in the US are lonely ( Ong et al, 2016 , WHO, 2021 ), some 30–40% of adults aged 60 years and older in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) report transient and chronic kinds of loneliness ( Geller, 2020 , Gyasi et al, 2021b ).…”

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Loneliness and physical function impairment: Perceived health status as an effect modifier in community-dwelling older adults in Ghana

Gyasi

Peprah

Abass

et al. 2022

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Background Although loneliness and physical function impairment (PFI) are common geriatric syndromes and public health issues, little is known about how their associations vary via self-perception of health. We examine how loneliness is associated with PFI, and whether the association is modified by perceived health status. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 1201 adults aged ≥ 50 years from the Aging, Health, Psychological Well-being and Health Seeking Behavior Study (AgeHeaPsyWel–HeaSeeB) in Ghana. We assessed loneliness using the three-item short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and PFI was measured with a seven-item scale on mobility-related deficiencies. Adjusted logistic regressions and moderation analysis evaluated the hypothesized associations. Results The prevalence of moderate, severe loneliness, and PFI were 37.5%, 17.7%, and 36.1%, respectively. Regressions showed that loneliness was associated with a 23% increased risk of PFI after adjusting for several potential confounders (OR = 1.23; 95%CI = 1.03–2.81). PFI sub-types revealed similar risks. The loneliness-PFI association was significantly moderated by perceived health status such that a positive health perception attenuated the effect of loneliness on PFI (OR = 0.46, 95%CI = 0.23–0.90). Conclusions Individuals who were lonely had significantly higher odds for PFI but the effect was tempered by perceived health status. Social policy and public health practices for healthy aging should address loneliness and negative health perception among older people.

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“…It is relevant to note that women who perform physical activity in the age range 21-50 years represented 78.24%, being higher than men with 48.14%. For their part, men who perform physical activity in the range of 51-70 years represented 40.73% compared to 16.18% in women, the above is related to the physiological conditions experienced by women compared to men in adulthood greater, while considering the importance of physical activity in disease prevention [37][38][39].…”

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The importance of physical activity in COVID-19 times

Aguilar-Enríquez¹,

Rivera²,

Flores-Chico³

et al. 2021

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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The COVID-19 pandemic altered activities of societies, forced closures at the national level in several countries, populations had to isolate themselves at home. Different studies have been initiated that allow us to understand the changes in behaviors related to physical activity and sedentary lifestyle in populations. The objective of this work was the analysis of the importance of physical activity in COVID-19 times. A systematic review was carried out and a questionnaire was applied to the population that performs physical activity in parks of Puebla City, Mexico. The results of the present systematic review suggest that engaging in even light physical activity during the pandemic can help eliminate some of the negative impacts on the health of populations. Since those who experience a decrease in physical activity also have higher levels of stress and anxiety. The data obtained from the questionnaire applied to the study population showed a participation of 54% men and 46% women, ages 14-70 years for men and 18-69 years for women. Regarding the time they perform physical activity, men reported 2-3 days (40.74%), 4-5 days (29.62%) and >5 days (29.62%), women 2-3 days (17.39%), 4-5 days (52.17%) and >5 days (30.43%). Regarding the time that men spend sitting <3 hours (14.81%), 4-8 hours (70.37%) and >8 hours (14.81%), women <3 hours (13.04%), 4-8 hours (65.21%) and >8 hours (21.73%). The variables of practiced time of physical activity, days a week, minutes a day and hours sitting between men and women showed no significant difference (P>0.05). It is recommended that populations get involved in physical activities in order to maintain a better quality of life and thus mitigate the phenomena associated with confinement due to the pandemic.

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Physical activity and predictors of loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: The role of social connectedness

Cited by 29 publications

References 36 publications

Physical activity, health and well-being among a nationally representative population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults in India, 2017–2018

Physical activity, health and well-being among a nationally representative population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults in India, 2017–2018

Loneliness and physical function impairment: Perceived health status as an effect modifier in community-dwelling older adults in Ghana

The importance of physical activity in COVID-19 times

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