J Korean Acad Nurs.  2010 Apr;40(2):191-201. 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.2.191.

Predictors of Physical Activity in Korean Older Adults: Distinction between Urban and Rural Areas

• Park S
• Park YH

• KMID: 987597
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.2.191

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to compare the predictors of physical activity between urban and rural dwelling Korean older adults.
METHODS
This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey. A self-report questionnaire or face to face interviews were used to collect data from 336 older adults (urban: 129, rural: 207) who visited public health centers or welfare centers in 2008.
RESULTS
About half of the participants (urban: 50.4%, rural: 47.3%) were classified as the minimally active group. Cognitive function (odds ratio [OR]=1.106, p=.004) and loneliness (OR=0.965, p=.044) were predicting factors for physical activity in rural elderly. Age (OR=0.326, p=.037), gender (OR=2.841, p=.021) and depression (OR=0.799, p<.001) were significant factors predicting physical activity in urban elders.
CONCLUSION
These findings provide information that is relevant in designing interventions to enhance physical activity in older adults. There is a need to develop effective mutifaceted physical activity interventions that include reducing psychological barriers such as depression, loneliness.

Keyword

Physical activity; Aged; Urban population; Rural population

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression/etiology
*Exercise
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Loneliness
Male
Motor Activity
Questionnaires
Republic of Korea
Rural Population
Sex Factors
Urban Population

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