Health/Physical Activity

33 publications found.

Greene County Council on Aging: 2021 Community Survey Findings

01/10/2023

To gain a better understanding of the needs and interests of older Greene County residents, the Greene County Council on Aging partnered with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University to conduct a mail survey of older Greene County residents.

  • Aging Network
  • Caregiving/Families
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services
  • Mental Health
  • Products/Design/Planning for an Aging Society
  • Transportation
  • Workforce Issues

Experiences of Older Adults During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: An Initial Exploration of Nationally Representative Data at the Intersection of Gender and Race

05/01/2022

Little is known about the overall experiences and feelings of diverse older populations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. To provide the baseline information for future research and policy, this study analyzed the 2020 Health and Retirement Study COVID-19 project data (n = 1782). More than 70% of older adults reported the following activities: watching TV (98%), reading (90%), using a computer and the internet (83%), gardening (82%), walking (75%), baking and cooking (73%), and praying (73%)....

  • Demographics
  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Religion/Spirituality

Determinants of COVID-19 testing among late middle-aged and older adults: applying the health belief model

03/25/2022

The purpose of this study was to examine correlates of taking a COVID-19 test among late middle-aged and older adults using nationally representative data. Results found that concern about the pandemic was associated with an increase in the likelihood of taking a test among late middle-aged adults. Knowing someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 was associated with taking a test in most age categories. Financial barriers and knowing someone who died of COVID-19 were not associated with taking a...

  • Demographics
  • Health/Physical Activity

The influence of hearing impairment on driving avoidance among a large cohort of older drivers

03/12/2021

As people age, some of the commonly experienced psychomotor, visual, and cognitive declines can interfere with the ability to safely drive, often leading to situational avoidance of challenging driving situations. The effect of hearing impairment on these avoidance behaviors has not been comprehensively studied. In this study, data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study were used to assess the effect of hearing impairment on driving...

  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Transportation

Childhood socioeconomic status and physical activity in later life: The role of perceived neighborhood social cohesion and wealth in adulthood

11/06/2020

The literature indicates that perceived neighborhood social cohesion is related to later life physical activity. However, there is no research that examines the role of childhood socioeconomic status (SES) in shaping this relationship. This study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (2006–2016; N = 8,754) and a structural equation modeling approach to examine whether perceived neighborhood social cohesion and adulthood wealth mediate the relationship between childhood SES and physical...

  • Health/Physical Activity

What could be influencing older Ghanaians outpatient care utilization rate?

10/02/2020

Ghana’s population is rapidly aging and there may be healthcare access and utilization issues. This study investigates some of the issues that may influence outpatient care utilization rate among older Ghanaians.

  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services

Problem solving in technology rich environments and cancer screening in later life

09/29/2020

Routine cancer screening is widely recognized as an effective preventive strategy to reduce cancer mortality - the second leading cause of death in the US. However, cancer screening requires a complex array of tasks such as seeking up-to-date guidelines, making appointments, planning hospital visits, and communicating with health care professionals. Importantly, modern health care largely relies on technology to disseminate the latest information and administer the system. Yet, little is known...

  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity

Intergenerational ambivalence and loneliness in later life

09/05/2020

Previous work has explored the links between intergenerational ambivalence and other indicators of well?being but has not examined loneliness. Although studies show an association between positive and negative relationship quality with children and loneliness, there are conflicting findings, and there is also insufficient exploration of the role of gender. This brief report examined the relationship between intergenerational ambivalence and loneliness in later life among a group of older adults...

  • Caregiving/Families
  • Health/Physical Activity

Knowledge and perception towards universal safety precautions during early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal

05/13/2020

The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and perception of COVID-19 and relevant universal safety measures among the Nepalese population. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among Nepalese adults from March 29 to April 07, 2020.

  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity

Depression, functional disability, and accessing health care among older adults in Ghana and South Africa: A comparative study based on WHO Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE).

04/27/2020

This study explored the association and variabilities between mild depression, functional disability, and healthcare access among older Ghanaians and South Africans.

  • Global Aging
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Mental Health

Educational differences in trajectories and determinants of healthy ageing in midlife and older Americans

01/07/2020

The purpose of this study is to advance knowledge of the influence of educational level on trajectories and determinants of healthy ageing in midlife and older Americans.

  • Demographics
  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity

Healthy aging in older Chinese Americans: Associations with immigrant experiences

11/26/2019

This study examined the association between aspects of the immigrant experience—acculturation, neighborhood belonging, and perceived discrimination—and healthy aging in older Chinese Americans and explored whether associations vary by age and gender.

  • Demographics
  • Health/Physical Activity

Healthy aging in China: Benchmarks and socio-structural correlates

10/31/2019

The objectives of this investigation were to identify a valid and practical benchmark for the assessment of healthy aging in the Chinese population and examine its socio-structural correlates.

  • Demographics
  • Global Aging
  • Health/Physical Activity

Driving status and religious service attendance among older Americans

06/03/2019

This study investigated the relationship between driving status and religious service attendance among older Americans and how the perceived importance of religion influences the relationship.

  • Caregiving/Families
  • Demographics
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Mental Health
  • Religion/Spirituality
  • Transportation

Building on the past, securing the future: Area agencies on aging and Older Americans Act reauthorization

05/04/2019

The upcoming reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) is an opportunity to acknowledge the expanding priorities for that landmark legislation, along with the forward motion of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in their communities. Previous reauthorizations have done just that, simultaneously establishing new priorities, building on the evolution of AAA roles, and setting the stage for continued growth and impact. Seeking to provide research to inform the complex and multilayered political...

  • Aging Network
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services

Association of health related quality of life domains with daytime sleepiness among elderly recipients of long-term services and supports

03/07/2019

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is prevalent in older adults; however, data are lacking that examine EDS across living environments. The aims of this secondary data analysis were to identify the prevalence and predictors of EDS among older adults receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) in assisted living communities (ALCs), nursing homes (NHs), and the community.

  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services
  • Long-Term Care Facilities
  • Long-Term Care - Other
  • Mental Health

Problem solving in technology rich environments and self-rated health among adults in the U.S.: An analysis of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

02/14/2019

Problem-solving skills in the context of technologically complex modern societies have become increasingly important to health management in later life. Using data from the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), this study was designed to investigate the associations between problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments (PSTRE) and health, and to explore whether age differences exist.

  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Workforce Issues

Assessing participant satisfaction and the impact of senior centers in rural Northwestern Ohio counties

01/04/2019

This study assessed satisfaction among current senior center users in the Northwestern Ohio area and measured the impact that centers have on the lives of participants. Specifically, it assessed satisfaction with four services (congregate meals, recreation, transportation, and supportive services). This study also attempted to capture some of the ways in which the centers impact their users (e.g., more social contact, better physical health, less concern, and worry).

  • Aging Network
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services

Mistrust in physicians does not explain black-white disparities in primary care and emergency department utilization: The importance of socialization during the Jim Crow era

12/15/2018

Compared to whites, blacks under-utilize primary care and over-utilize emergency department services. This study examines whether mistrust in physicians explains these black-white disparities, and the potentially modifying influence of socialization under racially segregated health care (i.e., raised in the U.S. South during the Jim Crow era).

  • Health/Physical Activity

Literacy, numeracy, and health information seeking among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

09/27/2018

Health literacy is often viewed as an essential skill set for successfully seeking health information to make health-related decisions. However, this general understanding has yet to be established with the use of nationally representative data. The objective of this study was to provide the first nationally representative empirical evidence that links health information seeking behaviors with health literacy among middle-age to older adults in the United States.

  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Technology
  • Workforce Issues

Functional status and adaptation: Measuring activities of daily living and device use in the national health and aging trends study

08/15/2018

This study compared Dr. Sidney Katz's original dichotomous measure of dependence in performing activities of daily living (ADL) with the National Health and Aging Trends Study's (NHATS) broader spectrum of functional status, demonstrating that many community-dwelling older adults can adapt to functional impairment rather than requiring assistance from another person in completing ADL.

  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services
  • Long-Term Care - Other
  • Products/Design/Planning for an Aging Society

Fundamental causes in illness and health behavior: A cross-national comparison of young adults in the US and Nepal

02/23/2018

This study compares the relationship between stress from the death of a parent and two indicators of well-being, substance use and mental health, in the United States and Nepal including differences between urban and rural contexts.

  • Global Aging
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Mental Health
  • Psychology of Aging

Participant Satisfaction and the Impact of Senior Center Services in Lucas County, Ohio

12/01/2017

This study addressed satisfaction with services and impact of senior centers among center participants in Lucas County, Ohio.

  • Aging Network
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Home and Community Based Services

NACCHO's baseline assessment of disability inclusion within local health departments

09/26/2016

People with disabilities can greatly benefit from inclusive health promotion and educational activities already being implemented by local health departments (LHDs), which can help reduce their risk and minimize the severity of secondary conditions. The inclusiveness of programs and services offered by LHDs has yet to be studied; therefore, the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) decided to conduct a baseline assessment to better understand LHD administrators’...

  • Aging and Developmental Disabilities
  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Legal/ Advocacy

Healthy Aging in the Context of Educational Disadvantage: The Role of "Ordinary Magic"

07/20/2016

The objective of this study is to examine the correlates of healthy aging in the context of educational disadvantage and the extent to which identified correlates are shared with the wider, more educationally advantaged population. Among educationally disadvantaged adults, demographic characteristics (e.g., age), health practices (e.g., physical activity), and the presence of health conditions were independently correlated with healthy aging. With few exceptions, correlates of healthy aging were...

  • Demographics
  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity

Gender differences in trajectories of physical activity among older Americans with diabetes

07/17/2015

The primary objective of this study was to examine gender differences in engagement in physical activity over time among older U.S. adults with diabetes. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we investigated physical activity between 2004 and 2010 among 1,857 adults aged 65 years and above with diabetes. The women in this cohort of older Americans started and remained less active than their male counterparts. Investigations covering a larger portion of the life course and those...

  • Chronic Illness/ Disability
  • Demographics
  • Health/Physical Activity

Quantitative Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in a Rural Population from Eastern Nepal

07/16/2015

We evaluated physical activity of children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years from the Jirel population of eastern Nepal. 399 Participants wore an Actical omnidirectional accelerometer for one week as part of their annual visit to the Jiri Growth Study. Children are more active on non-school days and adolescents are more active during the school week. Jirel children do not exhibit the reduction in physical activity that most Western populations experience during the transition from childhood to...

  • Demographics
  • Global Aging
  • Health/Physical Activity

Axial Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Pediatric Bone Quality in Eastern Nepal

04/11/2015

This study presents quantitative ultrasonography (QUS) bone quality data for an underrepresented, south Asian pediatric population from Nepal. Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study of growth and development. This study offers normative data and documents the effect of stunting, wasting, and underweight on the bone properties measured by QUS.Osteoporosis International, 26(9), 2319–2328. doi:10.1007/s00198-015-3115-0Publication available online, subscription may be required.

  • Global Aging
  • Health/Physical Activity

Initial exploration of newly implemented public health policy using Geographic Information Systems: the case of a U.S. Silver Alert program

12/01/2014

Public health policies are designed for specific subsets of the population. We assert that utilization patterns can be effectively assessed using geographic information systems (GIS). This paper uses the Silver Alert program, a recently implemented public health policy, as a case for how and why GIS can be used to examine utilization patterns. Design. The paper uses visualized data and spatial statistics to assess utilization patterns and mission adherence. Results show disproportionate...

  • Case Studies/ Qualitative Research
  • Health/Physical Activity
  • Legal/ Advocacy

Does cohort matter in the association between education, health literacy and health in the USA?

11/06/2013

Growing empirical evidence supports the generally positive relationship between education, health literacy and health outcomes. However, little is known about cohort in this relationship. This study examined the role of cohort defined by 10-year age period in the association between educational attainment, health literacy and self-rated health. The data were obtained from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy survey restricted file. Focusing on nationally representative...

  • Education
  • Health/Physical Activity

The association of diabetes complications with physical activity in a representative sample of older adults in the United States

05/23/2013

Most adults with diabetes do not engage in the level of physical activity recommended for optimal disease management. Diabetes complications are not generally considered a clinical contraindication to exercise. No prior national studies have examined the associations of these complications with physical activity. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the association between diabetes complications and the odds of meeting physical activity guidelines…A borderline significant...

  • Chronic Illness/ Disability
  • Health/Physical Activity

Situating stress: Lessons from lay discourses on diabetes

03/09/2005

In response to the serious toll diabetes takes on health and resources, researchers increasingly are examining physical and psychological pathways that affect and are affected by diabetes, including stress.

  • Health/Physical Activity

Preventing Osteoporosis

07/01/2004

This brochure provides a comprehensive set of information about preventing osteoporosis and its complications. It is easy to read, up-to-date and offers contact information for additional resources. It would be useful to health and long-term care professionals who educate older adults about osteoporosis.This research was funded as part of a grant from the Ohio General Assembly, through the Ohio Board of Regents to the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project.Print directions: The pages of this...

  • Health/Physical Activity