• Türkçe
    • English
  • English 
    • Türkçe
    • English
  • Login
View Item 
  •   DSpace Home
  • Fakülteler / Faculties
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences
  • View Item
  •   DSpace Home
  • Fakülteler / Faculties
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Associations between Life-Time Physical Activity Levels, Sedentary Time and Health Outcomes among Older Adults

Thumbnail
Date
2020
Author
Yilmaz, Fikriye
Yilmaz, Atakan
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
Study Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between the participation levels of the elderly in physical activities through their lives, their sedentary time, and health outcomes. Methods: The data of the study were collected in 2017 with a questionnaire, in which 300 older adults were selected by convenience sampling method in Ankara, Turkey. The questionnaire consists of questions for determining the socio-demographic characteristics and health status of older adults, life-time physical activity indicators, and sedentary time. The research was evaluated with descriptive statistics, Chi-square analysis, Independent Samples t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: 53.7% of the 300 older adults participating in the study were female and the average age was 67.74 +/- 3.67 years. 58.3% of the participants were categorized as physically "active" currently or in two periods of their lives. The average sedentary time of participants was 5.7 hours for one day. According to Chi-square analysis, those who were younger, those with lower household income, those who evaluated their health status as good and who had no chronic diseases were physically more active (p < 0.05). Independent samples t-test results demonstrated that the quality of life scores of those who were physically active was higher in comparison to those who were inactive (p < 0.05). According to independent samples t-test, the average sedentary time of those who evaluated their health status as good and those with a chronic disease was found to be shorter. It was found that there was a negative moderately significant relationship between sedentary time and quality of life scores among older adults. Conclusion: In this study, it was concluded that life-time physical activity levels and sedentary time of older adults were an important indicator for their health outcomes.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11727/6019
Collections
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences [104]
  • Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu [2051]
  • Wos İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu [2860]

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
Contact Us | Send Feedback
Theme by 
Atmire NV
 

 

Politika
Açık Bilim Politikası
Kullanıcı Rehberi
Başkent Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi
Başkent Üniversitesi

Browse

All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeLanguageCategoryThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeLanguageCategory

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

View Usage Statistics

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
Contact Us | Send Feedback
Theme by 
Atmire NV