Physical Activity and Successful Aging in Canadian Older Adults

Baker, Joseph; Meisner, Brad A.; Logan, Andrew; Kungl, Ann-Marie; Weir, Patricia L.

doi:10.1123/japa.17.2.223

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“…It can be influenced by biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors [3,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. However, sociocultural components of a country-level OLE mentioned above have not been studied in relation to socio-ecological inequality indicators.…”

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Socio-ecological perspective of older age life expectancy: income, gender inequality, and financial crisis in Europe

Kim

2017

Global Health

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Background: Population is aging rapidly in Europe. Older age life expectancy (OLE) can be influenced by country-level depth of credit information (DCI) as an indicator of financial crisis, gross national income (GNI) per capita, and gender inequality index (GII). These factors are key indicators of socio-ecological inequality. They can be used to develop strategies to reduce country-level health disparity. The objective of this study was to confirm the relationship between socio-ecological factors and OLE in Europe. Methods: Data were obtained from World Bank, WHO, and UN database for 34 Europe countries. Associations between socio-ecological factors and OLE were assessed with Pearson correlation coefficients and three regression models. These models assumed that appropriate changes in country-level strategies of healthy aging would produce changes in GNI per capital as personal perspective, GII in social environment perspective, and DCI in public policy perspective to implement socio-ecological changes. Hierarchal linear regression was used for final analysis. Results: Although OLE (women and men) had significant negative correlation with GII (gender inequality index, r = − 0.798, p = 0.001), it had positive correlations with GNI (gross national income per capita, r = 0.834, p = 0.001) and DCI (depth of credit information index, r = 0.704, p = 0.001) levels caused by financial crisis. Higher levels GNI and DCI but lower GII were found to be predictors of OLE (women and men) (R 2 = 0.804, p < 0.001).

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Socio-ecological perspective of older age life expectancy: income, gender inequality, and financial crisis in Europe

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2017

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“…It is widely acknowledged that PA participation has many benefits for older adults and should be an important part of health promotion initiatives for this population (Menec, 2003;Belza et al, 2004;Baker et al, 2009;King and King, 2010). It could be argued that government and non-governmental organizations should invest in areas other than PA, given the many other health, social, economic, physical, and political issues concerning older adults, such as elder abuse, poverty, disability, ageism, inadequate living conditions, and isolation.…”

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“…Nevertheless, PA can have a significant impact on physical, mental, social, cultural, and economic aspects of older adults' lives (Menec, 2003;Belza et al, 2004;King and King, 2010). As a result, there are compelling reasons for government and non-governmental organizations alike to address PA for older adults in their policies and to invest in and encourage programs and opportunities to promote PA. Baker et al (2009) found that in the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, Canadian older adults who were physically active were about twice as likely to be rated as successfully aging in comparison to those who were not physically active. Even after adjusting for age, sex, and income, PA was a significant predictor of successful aging, which these authors defined as a balance of three components: "low probability of disease and disease-related disability, high cognitive and physical functional capacity, and active engagement with life" (Baker et al, 2009:224).…”

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“…Even after adjusting for age, sex, and income, PA was a significant predictor of successful aging, which these authors defined as a balance of three components: "low probability of disease and disease-related disability, high cognitive and physical functional capacity, and active engagement with life" (Baker et al, 2009:224). Researchers have also shown that PA is a practical tool for improving not only the life expectancy of older adults, but their quality of life, which becomes even more important as they age (Rejeski and Mihalko, 2001;Baker et al, 2009). Even if older adults have not been active for their entire lives, introducing regular PA into their lives has been shown to be a strong predictor of positive health outcomes (King and King, 2010).…”

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Physical Activity Policy for Older Adults in the Northwest Territories, Canada: Gaps and Opportunities for Gains

Brooks-Cleator¹,

Giles²

2016

ARCTIC

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ABSTRACT. In the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, the population of older adults is increasing, and this population reports much poorer health than other age cohorts. Given the number of benefits that physical activity (PA) can have for older adults, we analyzed policies concerning older adults and PA of both the NWT government and non-governmental organizations in the health, recreation, and sports sectors. Our findings indicate that although the majority of the organizations had no PA policies specific to older adults or Aboriginal older adults, some organizations completed all five stages of the policy cycle (agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, implementation, and evaluation). Our analysis suggests that PA for older adults is not on the agenda for many organizations in the NWT and that often the policy process does not continue past the decision-making stage. To address the need for connections between all stages of the policy cycle, we suggest that organizations collaborate across multiple sectors and with older adults to develop a territory-wide, age-friendly rural and remote community strategy that is applicable to the NWT. Prioritizing age-friendly communities would, in turn, facilitate appropriate PA opportunities for older adults in the NWT and thus contribute to a healthier aging population.Key words: older adults; physical activity; health; recreation; Northwest Territories; policy analysis; policy cycle; rural and remote RÉSUMÉ. Dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (T.N.-O.), au Canada, la population de personnes âgées augmente, et la santé de ce segment de population est bien inférieure à celle des autres segments. Étant donné les bienfaits que peut comporter l'activité physique (AP) chez les personnes âgées, nous avons analysé les politiques concernant les personnes âgées et l'AP au sein des organismes gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux des Territoires du Nord-Ouest en matière de santé, de loisirs et de sports. Nos constatations indiquent que même si la majorité des organismes n'étaient pas dotés de politiques d'AP visant particulièrement les personnes âgées ou les Autochtones âgés, certains organismes avaient déjà fait les cinq étapes du cycle stratégique (détermination de l'ordre du jour, formulation de politiques, prise de décisions, mise en oeuvre et évaluation). Notre analyse suggère que pour bien des organismes des T.N.-O., l'AP chez les personnes âgées ne figure pas au programme et que souvent, le processus d'élaboration de politiques ne se poursuit pas après l'étape de la prise de décisions. Afin de relier toutes les étapes du cycle, nous suggérons que les organismes des divers secteurs collaborent entre eux ainsi qu'avec les personnes âgées afin de parvenir à une stratégie qui correspond bien aux gens plus âgés des localités rurales et éloignées, à l'échelle des T.N.-O. En accordant une priorité à la création de collectivités qui tiennent compte des personnes âgées, on pourrait aboutir à des activités physiques convenant aux personnes âgées des T.N.-O., ce qui contri...

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“…Rowe and Khan's [26] model of SA has been the most commonly used and widely accepted in research [1,26]. They reported that most aging research focuses on "losses"; leading many geriatricians to believe that decreases in cognitive and physical function are simply a product of aging, even when disease and pathology are absent.…”

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Successful aging: how does physical activity influence engagement with life?

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Baker

et al. 2012

Eur Rev Aging Phys Act

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With the increasing number of individuals over the age of 65 years worldwide, it is critical for society to recognize the importance of helping seniors maintain their health, physical, and cognitive functioning as well as their engagement with life. These three dimensions provide the foundation for successful aging (SA). The positive role of engagement with life has been understated to date in the literature. This review highlights the components of SA with particular emphasis on engagement and how physical activity positively impacts engagement which in turn positively influences health and physical function.

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Physical Activity and Successful Aging in Canadian Older Adults

Cited by 80 publications

References 21 publications

Socio-ecological perspective of older age life expectancy: income, gender inequality, and financial crisis in Europe

Socio-ecological perspective of older age life expectancy: income, gender inequality, and financial crisis in Europe

Physical Activity Policy for Older Adults in the Northwest Territories, Canada: Gaps and Opportunities for Gains

Successful aging: how does physical activity influence engagement with life?

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