J Korean Acad Nurs.  2015 Feb;45(1):14-24. 10.4040/jkan.2015.45.1.14.

Relationship between Expectations Regarding Aging and Physical Activity among Middle Aged Adults in Urban Areas: Based on the Pender's Health Promotion Model

• Cho SH
• Choi M
• Lee J
• Cho H

• KMID: 2363058
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.1.14

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to measure the level of expectations regarding aging (ERA) and identify relationship between ERA and physical activity of middle aged adults.
METHODS
Participants were middle aged adults who resided in the community in three cities in Korea. Data were collected using questionnaires that contained items on individual characteristic, International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ), and behavior-specific cognitive factors including ERA-12. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to examine whether ERA would predict physical activity by controlling other factors.
RESULTS
The mean age of the participants was 51.1+/-6.9 years. The mean score for ERA (possible range=0 to 100) was 40.04+/-14.31. More than half of the participants (62.6%) were not engaged in health promoting physical activity. Gender, employment status and exercise confidence were associated with level of physical activity (F=7.14, p<.001, R2=.36). After controlling for individual factors and behavior-specific cognitive factors, ERA was independently related to physical activity (F=7.19, p<.001, R2=.38).
CONCLUSION
The results demonstrate that individuals' belief about aging has effects on physical activity in Korean middle aged adults. Thus, nursing interventions which focused on ERA could help enhance physical activity in middle aged adults.

Keyword

Motor activity; Attitude to health; Aging; Middle aged; Self efficacy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aging/*physiology
Attitude to Health
Employment
Exercise
Female
*Health Promotion
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Republic of Korea
Self Efficacy
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Population

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework.

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