The Use of Leisure Time by Older People

Cowgill, Donald O.; Baulch, Norma

doi:10.1093/geront/2.1.47

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“…It is also possible that leisure activity does not necessarily mean that individuals socialise more. This idea is supported by Cowgill and Baulch (1962) who found that, in a study of 224 people over 60 years of age, half of the subjects carried out more than 50% of their leisure activities alone, and this explained some of their social isolation.…”

Section: Table 4 Classification Of Depression In Subjects At 3 Monthmentioning

confidence: 86%

Generalisation of the Effects of Leisure Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients

Drummond¹,

Walker²

1996

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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A randomlsed controlled trial was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a leisure rehabilitation pte)-gramme on functional performance and mood. The subjects were randomly allocated to three groups: a leisure rehabilitation group, a conventional occupational therapy group and a control group. The subjects assigned to the leisure and conventional occupational therapy groups received Individual treatlnent at home on dischargefrom hospital. Baseline assessments were carried out on admission to the study and at 3 and 6 months after discharge from hospital by an assessor who was 'blind' to group allocation. The subjects receiving leisure rehabilitation performed slgnfftcantly better In mobility and psychological weDbeing than the subjects In the othertwo groups.

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Section: Table 4 Classification Of Depression In Subjects At 3 Monthmentioning

confidence: 86%

Generalisation of the Effects of Leisure Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients

Drummond¹,

Walker²

1996

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…These life stage differences translate into variance in how older, versus younger, people spend their time. Older people, on average, have more free (leisure) time during retirement (Cowgill & Baulch, 1962; Krantz-Kent & Stewart, 2007), spend greater amounts of time volunteering than most younger age groups (Kaskie, Imhof, Cavanaugh, & Culp, 2008; Wilson, 2000), spend less time doing housework (Rexroat & Shehan, 1987; Verbrugge, Gruber-Baldini, & Fozard, 1996), and have more frequent interruptions to night sleep (Ceolim & Menna-Berreto, 2000; Yoon et al, 2003) which likely leads to more time resting during the day, as Horgas, Wilms, & Baltes (1998) find. Younger people, on the other hand, tend to eat out more (Presser, 1999), spend more time at work and in school (Keller, 2001; Nyce, 2007), and take fewer daytime naps (Buysse et al, 1992), than their older compatriots.…”

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Age Differences in Daily Social Activities

Marcum

2012

Res Aging

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The extent to which older and younger people do different activities when they are with others and when they are alone is examined in this article. I leverage interpersonal data in combination with information on activities from the American Time Use Survey to shed light on the long held finding that older people have less social contact than younger people. The results show that, net of intervening factors, age is associated with declines in time spent with others for virtually all types of time use. However, the variety of activities that older and younger people do also differs. Using leisure activities to probe this finding reveals that, when older people spend time with others it tends to be during activities that are sui generis social activities—such as attending parties—but that this is not necessarily the case for younger people. The literature on time use and aging is discussed in light of these findings and a new hypothesis on agency in the life course is proposed.

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“…Unfortunately, the findings and conclusions of 30 years of research (Baley, 1955;Chalfen, 1956;Cowgill & Baulch, 1962;Cunningham, Montoye, Metzner, & Keller, 1968;Gordon, Gaitz, & Scott, 1976;Hoar, 1961;McAvoy, 1979;Scott & Zoerink, 1977;Zborowski, 1962) pertaining to free-time activities of the aged have underscored that the elderly have tended to participate less in leisure in general than younger groups and that those activities they do participate in are of an inactive and solitary variety. Inspection of these data suggests that the old, by choice or necessity, do not partake of leisure pursuits requiring greater psychological or physical commitment and activities mandating more social involvement.…”

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Leisure Patterns and Attitudes of the Rural Elderly

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The purpose of the study was to ascertain the leisure practices and attitudes of a population of rural, midwestern elderly. Trained interviewers surveyed 3097 subjects in their homes. Data were analyzed at individual and activity cluster levels.Individual activity participation rates portrayed present subjects as regular gardeners, walkers, and media users. They also seemed to be fairly regular participants in games of chance. Those 75 years of age or older participated less than subjects 65-74 years old. Some sex-related patterns emerged; women were more apt to participate in home-centered activities, men more likely to report outdoor recreation pursuits. Analysis of activity clusters reflected remarkably high involvement by subjects. Taken together, individual and activity cluster analyses indicated that subjects were more active in leisure than has been suggested in past studies and that their leisure attitudes were generally positive. From a conceptual standpoint, many theories of aging and leisure suggest a positive relationship between psychological health and leisure activity patterns.

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The Use of Leisure Time by Older People

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Generalisation of the Effects of Leisure Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients

Generalisation of the Effects of Leisure Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients

Age Differences in Daily Social Activities

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