Quality of life as a mediator of leisure activity and perceived health among older women

Eifert, Elise K.; Hall, Michael E.; Smith, Paige Hall; Wideman, Laurie

doi:10.1080/08952841.2018.1444937

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“…Kim and Kim found that fencing participants gained emotional satisfaction from fencing through learning how to overcome difficulties and solve problems, which also boosted their confidence [42]. Eifert, Hall, Smith, and Wideman determined that emotional satisfaction increases when physical function develops and achievements are reached, and the emotional satisfaction has the positive impact of increasing focus on exercise [43]. Ahn, as well, identified that participating in leisure activities relieves stress and contributes to self-improvement and self-development, which ultimately benefits societies [44].…”

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“…Petrick and Backman found that leisure satisfaction and the need for interpersonal relationships were affected by social friendliness and interactions, and Shin and Kim found that unmarried women spent much time during their weekends on interpersonal social activities such as meeting friends and colleagues [54,55]. Eifert, Hall, and Wideman also found that women's participation in physical activity had high positive effects on their interpersonal satisfaction [43].…”

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A Study of Differences in Leisure Satisfaction of Leisure Activity Patterns for South Korean Adults

Ahn

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2021

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The purpose of this study was to analyse differences in leisure satisfaction among leisure activity participants according to the type of activity including differences by gender. The study subjects were 448 adult men and women who were participating in leisure activities in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, and Gangwon-do, Korea. Frequency analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and latent mean analysis were applied to the data collected from the participants. First, the form, measurement, and intercept uniformity were verified to check that the study scale could be used equally with men and women. Second, it showed that leisure satisfaction was higher in sports activity of leisure activity patterns than hobbies, watching, socializing, tourism and games. It is concluded that infrastructure for sports should expand and that policy support is needed to increase leisure satisfaction in other leisure activities.

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A Study of Differences in Leisure Satisfaction of Leisure Activity Patterns for South Korean Adults

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2021

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“…In addition, our results indicated a potential bene cial effect of CLAIs on reduced mortality risk among participants who were diagnosed with cardiovascular or metabolic disease (HR = 0.67, P = 0.025 in univariate analysis, HR = 0.69, P = 0.054 in multivariate analysis, Figure 3). Accumulating evidence has indicated that leisure activity, including watching TV 20 , internet use 21 and reading 22,23 , can make a signi cant contribution to overall life satisfaction and psychological well-being 24,25 , which is subsequently associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease 61,62 . Thus, a potential pathway by which cognitive leisure activity in uences all-cause mortality may be through reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease or reducing the effect of cardiovascular disease on mortality.…”

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“…It is projected that, by 2050, 1.6 million or 43% of older adult deaths will be due to dementia and Alzheimer's disease 19 . In addition, accumulating evidence has indicated that leisure activity, including watching TV 20 , internet use 21 and reading 22,23 , can make a signi cant contribution to overall life satisfaction [24][25][26] , which has been identi ed as an important risk factor for mortality in older people [27][28][29] . Recently, a prospective cohort study indicated that playing cards or mahjong and reading were association with lower all-cause mortality in the Chinese oldest-old population 30 .…”

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Cognitive Leisure Activity and All-cause Mortality in Older Adults: A 4-Year Community-based Cohort

Xiao

Liu

Ruan

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Background: Cognitive leisure activity, such as reading, playing mahjong or cards and computer use, is common among older adults in China. Previous studies suggest a protective role of cognitive leisure activity against cognitive impairment. However, the relationship between cognitive leisure activity and all-cause mortality has rarely been reported.Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationships between cognitive leisure activity and all-cause mortality in a community-based elderly cohort in China.Methods: The current study sample comprised 4003 community residents aged ≥ 60 y who were enrolled in June 2015, and were followed up every year from 2015 to 2018. Reading, playing mahjong or cards and computer use were measured by questionnaires and summed into a cognitive leisure activity index (CLAI) score. Cox proportional hazards analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis were used to examine the association of cognitive leisure activity with all-cause mortality.Results: During the 4-year follow-up of 4003 participants, 208 (5.2%) deaths were registered. Of all participants, 66.8%, 26.7%, 6.1% and 0.35% reported CLAI scores of 0, 1, 2 and 3, respectively. A strong association was noted between the CLA score and all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.72, 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 0.54-0.96, P = 0.025). Stratified analysis suggested that a higher CLAI score was significantly associated with a decreased risk of all-cause mortality mainly among those who were male, aged ≥ 80 y, cognitively impaired, and not diagnosed with cancer (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Cognitive leisure activity has beneficial effect on reduced risk of death from all cause among the elderly in China, which helped promote a comprehensive understanding of health characteristics at advanced ages.

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“…3). Accumulating evidence have indicated that leisure activity, including watching TV 20 , internet use 21 and reading 22,23 , can make a signi cant contribution to overall life satisfaction and psychological well-being 24,25 , which in turn is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease 58,59 . Thus, a potential pathway by which mental activity in uence all-cause mortality may be through reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease or reducing the effect of cardiovascular disease on mortality.…”

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Mental Activity and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: A 4-Year Community-Based Cohort

Xiao

Liu

Ruan

et al. 2020

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Background The mental activity, such as reading, playing mahjong or cards and computer use, is common among older adults in China. Previous researches suggest a protective role of mental activity against cognitive impairment. However, the relationship between mental activity and all-cause mortality has rarely been reported. Objectives This study aims to explore the effect of mental activity on all-cause mortality in a community-based elderly cohort in China. Methods The current study sample comprised 4003 community residents age ≥ 60 y who were enrolled at June 2015, and were followed up every year from 2015 to 2018. Reading, playing mahjong or cards and computer use were measured by questionnaires and summed into a mental activity index (MAI) score. Cox proportional hazards analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis were used to examined the effect of mental activity on all-cause mortality. Results During 4 y of follow-up of 4003 participants, 208 (5.2%) deaths were registered. Of all participants, 66.8%, 26.7%, 6.1% and 0.35% reported 0, 1, 2 and 3 MAI score, respectively. There was a strong association between the MAI score and all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.72, 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 0.54–0.96, P = 0.025). Stratified analysis suggested that higher MAI score was significantly associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality mainly among those who were male, aged ≥ 80 y, physical inactive, and diagnosed without cancer in past (P < 0.05). Conclusion Mental activity could reduce the risk for death from all cause, which help promote a comprehensive understanding of health characteristics at advanced ages.

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Quality of life as a mediator of leisure activity and perceived health among older women

Cited by 19 publications

References 70 publications

A Study of Differences in Leisure Satisfaction of Leisure Activity Patterns for South Korean Adults

A Study of Differences in Leisure Satisfaction of Leisure Activity Patterns for South Korean Adults

Cognitive Leisure Activity and All-cause Mortality in Older Adults: A 4-Year Community-based Cohort

Mental Activity and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: A 4-Year Community-Based Cohort

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