Relationship between specific leisure activities and successful aging among older adults

Longitudinal associations between the frequency of playing Mahjong and cognitive functioning among older people in China: evidence from CLHLS, 2008–2018

“…Previous research on gambling games has also explored their relationship with social interaction, indicating a reduction in anxiety scores among socially anxious individuals engaged in gambling ( 68 ). Moreover, the Social Engagement Theory suggests that social activities can rebuild the social networks of older people ( 69 ), enhance their social support ( 70 ), and consequently improving their cognitive abilities ( 71 ). Mahjong, as a social activity, suggests that participation can lead to improvements in the language and comprehension abilities of older people.…”

“…Moreover, medication therapy may adversely affect older people’s physical health ( 89 ), such as liver and kidney ( 90 ), damage gastrointestinal discomfort ( 91 ), and could lead to dependency and potential abuse ( 92 ), thereby jeopardizing their well-being. Lastly, Mahjong, being a multiplayer game, fosters social interaction among older adults, effectively alleviating loneliness ( 71 ) and depression ( 93 ), enhancing their quality of life and happiness ( 29 ), which medication therapy cannot achieve. Playing Mahjong can enhance various cognitive abilities in older people, such as attention, reaction, and calculation, thereby helping to prevent and delay the onset of dementia ( 94 ).…”

A study on the difference of physical exercise, manual labor and housework activities among urban and rural elderly population—— Based on CLHLS data

“…The proportion of people engaged in farming, forestry, animal husbandry, shing, water conservancy and other occupations is large, and they choose more static activities in their leisure time.Excessive physical activity is an important factor in uencing participation in physical exercise, followed by low awareness and demand for participation in physical exercise [17] . At the same time, foreign studies DingW used multiple linear regression to show mental resilience, physical activity, self-evaluation of aging, environment and social supportAnd hearing status are common factors among urban and rural elderly [18] ;YuanL believed that the self-rated health reported by urban residents was signi cantly better than that of rural residents, and that socioeconomic status and individual lifestyle were the main factors leading to the health inequality of the elderly in urban and rural China [19] .PelletierC believed that social and environmental factors seemed to be the main reason for the physical activity inequality of urban and rural residents [20] .The LiR study showed that moderate family physical activity was associated with a lower risk of new hypertension in both men and women [21] .ZhaoX believes that frequency and frequency of participation in leisure activities should be highlighted and targeted to promote successful aging [22] ;LuiM estimated that women who did more than 90 hours of physical activity per week had a 39% increased risk of hypertension [23] .ParkS identi ed cognitive function and loneliness as predictors of physical activity in rural older adults.Age, gender and depression (OR=0.799,p<.001) were important factors in predicting physical activity of the urban elderly [24] .HuangB suggested that more residential green space in rural areas was directly related to the reduction of hypertension, while no direct correlation was observed in urban areas [25] .McNaughtonSA explained socioeconomic status and measures of three levels of in uence on nutrition and physical activity behavior in the elderly [26] ;ArnadottirSA believed that most physical activities in urban and rural areas were related to housework, and rural women scored the highest [27] .PhongsavanP suggests that "vigorous family activity" contributes signi cantly to the overall prevalence level of adults meeting the "adequate" physical activity criteria, especially women [28] ;DallossoHM elderly and home-based elderly mainly engaged in outdoor production activities, indoor production activities, leisure activities and walking [29] .The relationship between individual factors and aging stereotypes was examined.The relationship between individual factors and aging stereotype was investigated [30] .ZhangN believes that there is a difference between strong intention of social participation and low participation among the elderly [31] .RenZ believed that underweight may be an important risk factor for cognitive impairment in the elderly in China [32] .L...…”

Study on the difference of physical activities and static activities between urban and rural elderly and its influencing factors - Empirical Analysis Based on 2018 CLHLS Data

“…But there are also research ndings that more frequent participation in leisure activities (including playing cards and mahjong, watching TV, reading, etc.) is more likely to be associated with the successful aging of elderly people in China [50] . From a sociodemographic perspective, the static activity levels of adult residents vary depending on age, gender, region, family economic status, education level, marital status [45] [47-49] , employment status [45] , and residence status [48] .…”