Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits

Older adults are considered a vulnerable category within the population, which is exposed to an accelerated risk of functional degeneration. The purpose of this study was to explore different facilitating factors and possible existing barriers to being physically active in older age in urban areas o...

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Autores principales:	Constanta Urzeala, Veronica Popescu, Daniel Courteix, Georgeta Mitrache, Mihaela Roco, Silvia Teodorescu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	active lifestyle emotional states ageing Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cb23ae8ec85b413d885c325c8aaab4a12021-11-25T19:01:39ZBarriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits10.3390/su1322125112071-1050https://doaj.org/article/cb23ae8ec85b413d885c325c8aaab4a12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12511https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Older adults are considered a vulnerable category within the population, which is exposed to an accelerated risk of functional degeneration. The purpose of this study was to explore different facilitating factors and possible existing barriers to being physically active in older age in urban areas of Romania. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 172 participants who were asked to assess their health, on a scale from 1 to 3, and to fill out two questionnaires: 1. Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; 2. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Participants were also asked to specify to what extent they performed different leisure activities during the last week. SPSS was used for data analysis. The chi-squared test, <i>t</i>-test, ANOVA, and MANOVA emphasised the differences between participants, at <i>p</i> < 0.05. Regarding health condition, 27.3% of participants responded that their health was good, 53.5%—satisfactory, and 19.2%—not so good. The results showed significant differences between older adults participating in Elderly Clubs and non-participants, only in terms of PASE leisure. There were significant multivariate effects of the variables Gender and Stable life partner regarding PASE leisure. Weak negative correlations were identified between leisure physical activities and emotional state. Among the proposed leisure activities, watching TV and listening to music represented the most frequent preferences of the participants. The older adults participating in this study preferred to become involved with different physical activities, in conjunction with their habits, health, age, sex, stable life partner, and Elderly Club participation.Constanta UrzealaVeronica PopescuDaniel CourteixGeorgeta MitracheMihaela RocoSilvia TeodorescuMDPI AGarticleactive lifestyleemotional statesageingEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12511, p 12511 (2021)
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topic	active lifestyle emotional states ageing Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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description	Older adults are considered a vulnerable category within the population, which is exposed to an accelerated risk of functional degeneration. The purpose of this study was to explore different facilitating factors and possible existing barriers to being physically active in older age in urban areas of Romania. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 172 participants who were asked to assess their health, on a scale from 1 to 3, and to fill out two questionnaires: 1. Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; 2. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Participants were also asked to specify to what extent they performed different leisure activities during the last week. SPSS was used for data analysis. The chi-squared test, <i>t</i>-test, ANOVA, and MANOVA emphasised the differences between participants, at <i>p</i> < 0.05. Regarding health condition, 27.3% of participants responded that their health was good, 53.5%—satisfactory, and 19.2%—not so good. The results showed significant differences between older adults participating in Elderly Clubs and non-participants, only in terms of PASE leisure. There were significant multivariate effects of the variables Gender and Stable life partner regarding PASE leisure. Weak negative correlations were identified between leisure physical activities and emotional state. Among the proposed leisure activities, watching TV and listening to music represented the most frequent preferences of the participants. The older adults participating in this study preferred to become involved with different physical activities, in conjunction with their habits, health, age, sex, stable life partner, and Elderly Club participation.
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author	Constanta Urzeala Veronica Popescu Daniel Courteix Georgeta Mitrache Mihaela Roco Silvia Teodorescu
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title	Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits
title_short	Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits
title_full	Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits
title_fullStr	Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits
title_full_unstemmed	Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits
title_sort	barriers and facilitators for the romanian older adults in enjoying physical activity health-related benefits
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Barriers and Facilitators for the Romanian Older Adults in Enjoying Physical Activity Health-Related Benefits

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