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Activity outside the home, environmental barriers, and healthy aging for community-dwelling elderly individuals in China.

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • المصدر:
      Publisher: International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement Country of Publication: Japan NLM ID: 101502754 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1881-7823 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18817815 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biosci Trends Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: Tokyo : International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement
    • الموضوع:
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Elderly individuals benefit from frequently engaging in activities outside the home because such activities sustain the overall health and functioning of an aging body. However, environmental barriers can limit participation in activities outside the home by elderly individuals. The current study examined the factors that influence the frequency with which elderly individuals living in China engage in activity outside the home. Data were collected from 2,402 elderly individuals residing in the Jiangning district of Shanghai, China in 2015. Face-to-face interviews were conducted based on a questionnaire, and multiple regression analysis was used to measure influencing factors. Results revealed that elderly respondents with a better self-reported health status (p = 0.2499) engaged in activities outside the home more frequently. In addition, elderly respondents residing on higher floors of multi-floor residential buildings (p < 0.001) were less likely to participate in activities outside of the home. This effect was virtually eliminated, however, when the residence in question was equipped with an elevator (p < 0.001).
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Floor of residence; activities outside the home; elderly individuals; elevator; multi-floor residential building
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20171121 Date Completed: 20180627 Latest Revision: 20180627
    • الموضوع:
      20231215
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.5582/bst.2017.01266
    • الرقم المعرف:
      29151555