Diaz-Toro, Felipe Nazzal Nazal, Carolina Nazar, Gabriela Diaz-Martinez, Ximena Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Celis-Morales, Carlos Petermann-Rocha, Fanny
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Journal of aging and physical activity
To investigate how frailty modifies the association of sitting time with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Chilean adults. This prospective study included 2,604 participants aged ≥35 from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Sitting time was self-reported, while frailty was assessed using a 36-item Frailty Index. Sitting time was c...
Gray, Samantha M Nettlefold, Lindsay Mackey, Dawn Gould, Joanie Sims McKay, Heather A
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Journal of aging and physical activity
To support older adults during the first wave of COVID-19, we rapidly adapted our effective health-promoting intervention (Choose to Move [CTM]) for virtual delivery in British Columbia, Canada. The intervention was delivered (April-October 2020) to 33 groups of older adults ("programs") who were a convenience sample (had previously completed CTM i...
Lee, Janet Lok Chun Xing, Jianli Ho, Rainbow Tin Hung
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Journal of aging and physical activity
In recent years, mind-body exercises have arisen as a popular type of physical exercise among older adults in both Eastern and Western countries. In the last 10 years, yoga has been established as a key physical activity intervention for older adults. Thus, the literature on yoga interventions delivered in community settings for older adults warran...
Nah, Kyoungsil Olthuis, Janine V
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Journal of aging and physical activity
Research shows that health anxiety significantly affects older adults' health and quality of life. Although exercise may be associated with lower health anxiety, research on older adults is limited, and the mechanism remains unknown. This study examined the association between exercise and health anxiety in older women and the mediating role of anx...
Salisbury, Dereck L Maxfield, Molly Joseph, Rodney P Coon, David Wang, Jinjiao Li, Junxin Yu, Fang
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Journal of aging and physical activity
Gait speed significantly affects functional status and health outcomes in older adults. This cross-sectional study evaluated cognitive and physical fitness contributors to usual and peak gait speed in persons with Alzheimer's dementia. Multiple hierarchal linear regression was used to obtain squared semipartial correlation coefficients (sr2) and ef...
Chamussy, Lisa Morgan, Tessa Morgan, Kathryn Williams, Lisa Wiles, Janine Gott, Merryn
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Journal of aging and physical activity
This qualitative narrative correspondence study investigates older adults' experiences of physical activity (PA) during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This paper presents a reflexive thematic analysis of 501 letters received from 568 participants that discussed PA. Participants described PA as bringing joy and rhythm...
Kastelic, Kaja Löfler, Stefan Matko, Špela Šarabon, Nejc
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Journal of aging and physical activity
Time spent in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep collectively impact health of older adults. There is a need for valid self-reported methods for the assessment of movement behaviors across the entire 24-hr day. The aim of this study was to explore the validity of the German version of Daily Activity Behaviours Questionnaire (DABQ), th...
Gell, Nancy M Bai, Yang Herbert, Melanie Hoffman, Elise V Reynolds, Rebecca Bae, Myeongjin Dittus, Kim Phelan, Elizabeth A Patel, Kushang V
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Journal of aging and physical activity
We aimed to examine exercise intensity among older adults participating from home in remotely delivered EnhanceFitness (Tele-EF). Exercise intensity was assessed through Fitbit-measured heart rate and the Borg 10-point rating of perceived exertion over 1 week of a 16-week exercise program. Outcomes included mean minutes spent at or above the heart ...
Cox, Amy Rhodes, Ryan E
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Journal of aging and physical activity
The onset of retirement and children leaving the family home may offer a "window of opportunity" for individuals to influence regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity; therefore, this study examines the feasibility of a moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity intervention among recently retired participants (RET) and pare...
Chu, Aiqin Lu, Ye Zhang, Hailing Jiang, Yan
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Journal of aging and physical activity
This study examined the relationship between loneliness, sedentary behavior, physical exercise, and social participation in Chinese older adults, and provided ideas to formulate preventive strategies that can help reduce loneliness. Data on demographics, health behavior, social participation, and loneliness were collected from a cross-sectional stu...
