Association of physical performance impairments and limitations with insufficient physical activity among older adults in Brazil: results from the national health survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiza Ferreira Moreira ◽  
Antônio Macedo Costa Filho ◽  
Juleimar Soares Coelho de Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Insufficient Physical Activity

scholarly journals Leisure-time physical activity among older adults in Brazil: results from the Brazilian National Health Survey – 2013

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vítor Häfele ◽  
César Augusto Häfele ◽  
Jeferson Santos Jerônimo ◽  
Rodrigo Wiltgen Ferreira ◽  
Steve Anthony Maravillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Introduction: Health behaviors are fundamental for healthy aging. In this sense, the practice of physical activity is one of the most beneficial factors for the health of individuals. Objective: To describe the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity among the older adults and analyze in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, national regions, Federative Units of Brazil, and types of physical activity practiced. Methods: Study utilizing data from the Brazilian National Health Survey - 2013. Leisure-time physical activity was analyzed with two distinct cutoff points: 1) Some physical activity - 10 or more minutes/week; 2) Meeting recommended 150 minutes/week of physical activity. Results: Nearly 21% of the older adults completed some physical activity, and 13.2% reached the physical activity recommendations. There was no difference in the prevalence of physical activity between men and women. Individuals aged 60-69 years and those with higher income were more active than their peers. As for the national regions, the North had the lowest prevalence of physically active older adults. Among all regions, walking was the most frequent form of physical activity practiced. Conclusion: The prevalence of older adults who practiced some physical activity and reached the physical activity recommendations was low, with walking being the most common form of physical activity. Older adults with higher age, low socioeconomic status and from the Northern Brazilian regions were the least active.

Concurrent Validity of the Historical Leisure-time Physical Activity Question of the Spanish National Health Survey in Older Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 669-670
Author(s):  
David Martínez-Gómez ◽  
Pilar Guallar-Castillón ◽  
Sara Higueras-Fresnillo ◽  
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
National Health Survey

scholarly journals A healthy eating score is inversely associated with depression in older adults: Results from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Fabian Lanuza ◽  
Fanny Petermann-Rocha ◽  
Carlos Celis-Morales ◽  
Yeny Concha-Cisternas ◽  
Gabriela Nazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Composite International Diagnostic Interview ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Objective: To investigate the relationship of a healthy eating score with depression in Chilean older adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Chilean older adults from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017. Associations were analyzed using complex samples multivariable logistic regressions adjusted for: age, sex, socio-demographic, lifestyles (physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and sleep duration), body mass index, and clinical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and cardiovascular diseases). Participants: The number of participants were 2,031(≥60y). The Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form (CIDI-SF) was applied to establish the diagnosis of major depressive episode (MDE). Six healthy eating habits were considered to produce the healthy eating score (range: 0-12): consumption of seafood, whole grain, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and legumes. Participants were categorized according to their final scores as healthy (≥9), average (5 to 8), and unhealthy (≤4). Results: Participants with a healthy score had a higher educational level, physical activity, and regular sleep hours than participants with an average and unhealthiest healthy eating score. Participants classified in the healthiest healthy eating score had an inverse association with depression (OR: 0.28, 95%CI: 0.10-0.74). Food items that contributed the most to this association were legumes (15.2%) and seafood (12.7%). Conclusion: Participants classified in the healthiest healthy eating score, characterized by a high consumption of legumes and seafood, showed a lower risk for depression in a representative sample of Chilean population.

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Ability to Walk, Weight Status, and Multimorbidity Levels in Older Spanish People: The National Health Survey (2009–2017)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4333
Author(s):  
Pedro Ángel Latorre-Román ◽  
Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres ◽  
Ana Isabel Cobo-Cuenca ◽  
José Alberto Laredo-Aguilera
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Older People ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Severe Difficulty ◽  
Chronic Health Problems

Background. Many studies have shown a relationship between physical functioning and health status in older people. Aim. The purpose of this study was to analyze the temporal trends of physical activity (PA), ability to walk, weight status, self-perceived health, and disease or chronic health problems in people over 65 years from 2009 to 2017, using the European Health Survey in Spain and the National Health Survey in Spain. Methods. This study included 13,049 older people: 6026 (2330 men and 3696 women; age (mean, SD (Standard Deviation)) = 75.61 ± 7.11 years old) in 2009 and 7023 (2850 men and 4173 women; age (mean, SD) = 76.01 ± 7.57 years old) in 2017. Results. In 2017, older people exhibited lower values of moderate PA (p < 0.001), a lower number of hours of walking per week (p < 0.001), and worse self-perceived health status (p < 0.001) compared to 2009. These differences are maintained when comparing the sexes. Compliance with PA recommendations was 27.9% and 6.1% (chi-squared = 352.991, p < 0.001) in 2009 and 2017, respectively. There were no significant differences in weight status between older people in 2009 and 2017. In 2017, older people had significantly high percentages of disease or chronic health problems (p < 0.05), number of diseases (p < 0.001), severe difficulty walking 500 m without assistance (p < 0.05), and severe difficulty going up or down 12 stairs. Conclusions. From 2009 to 2017, Spanish older people worsened their PA levels and perception of their health status, and they increased their disease levels, which could be associated with the worsening of ability to walk in 2017.

Prevalence of polypharmacy and associated factors in older adults in Spain: Data from the National Health Survey 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 153 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
Marta Gutiérrez-Valencia ◽  
Pablo Aldaz Herce ◽  
Esther Lacalle-Fabo ◽  
Beatriz Contreras Escámez ◽  
Bernardo Cedeno-Veloz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
National Health Survey

Adolescents' physical activity habits - results from a national health survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zach ◽  
A. Zeev ◽  
A. Dunsky ◽  
U. Goldbourt ◽  
T. Shimony ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
National Health Survey

scholarly journals Dietary Habits of Older Adults in Serbia: Findings From the National Health Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Stosovic ◽  
Nadja Vasiljevic ◽  
Verica Jovanovic ◽  
Andja Cirkovic ◽  
Katarina Paunovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Nationally Representative

Objectives: Adults aged 65 years and older comprise one fifth of the Serbian population. Many of them have multiple, often diet-related comorbidities. We aimed to investigate their dietary habits by comparing them with younger adults' and to determine the relation of the differing ones to demographic, socioeconomic and health factors.Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of 2013 Serbian National Health Survey data on 14,082 adults. Binary logistic regression was used to determine dietary habits associated with older age (≥65 years) compared to younger age (18–64 years) and to assess their independent predictors in older adults.Results: Older adults more often reported everyday breakfast (OR = 2.085, 95%CI = 1.622–2.680) and brown/wholegrain bread consumption (OR = 1.681, 95% CI = 1.537–1.839), while using margarine (OR = 0.578, 95%CI = 0.397–0.839), discretionary salt (sometimes: OR = 0.648, 95%CI = 0.596–0.705, almost always: OR = 0.522, 95%CI = 0.445–0.614) and consuming fish (two or more times a week: OR = 0.465, 95%CI = 0.383–0.566) less frequently than younger adults. This was mainly positively related to urban environment, affluence, higher education and poor health.Conclusion: Using nationally representative data, we found that older adults reported healthier dietary habits compared to younger adults, which requires timely public health action.

scholarly journals Informal and paid care for Brazilian older adults (National Health Survey, 2013)

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa ◽  
Sérgio Viana Peixoto ◽  
Deborah Carvalho Malta ◽  
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald ◽  
Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Term Care

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with informal and paid care for Brazilian older adults with functional limitations. METHODS Of the 23,815 participants of the National Health Survey aged 60 or older, 5,978 reported needing help to perform activities of daily living and were included in this analysis. The dependent variable was the source of care, categorized as exclusively informal (unpaid), exclusively formal (paid), mixed or none. The socio-demographic variables were age (60-64, 65-74, ≥ 75 years old), gender and number of residents in the household (1, 2, ≥ 3). The multivariate analysis was based on binomial and multinomial logistic regressions. RESULTS Informal care predominated (81.8%), followed by paid (5.8%) or mixed (6.8%) and no care (5.7%). The receipt of care from any source increased gradually with the number of residents in a same household, regardless of age and gender (OR = 4.85 and 9.74 for 2 and ≥ 3, respectively). Age was positively associated with receiving any care while the male gender showed a negative association. The number of residents in the household showed the strongest association with informal care (OR = 10.94 for ≥ 3 residents), compared with paid (OR = 5.48) and mixed (OR = 4.16) care. CONCLUSIONS Informal care is the main source of help for community-dwelling older adults with functional limitations. In a context of rapid population aging and decline in family size, the results reinforce the need for policies to support long-term care for older Brazilians.

scholarly journals Physical activity, weight and functional limitations in elderly Spanish people: the National Health Survey (2009–2014)

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 778-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro A Latorre-Román ◽  
José A Laredo-Aguilera ◽  
Felipe García-Pinillos ◽  
Víctor M Soto-Hermoso ◽  
Juan M Carmona-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
National Health Survey

scholarly journals Socio-demographic patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Chile: results from the National Health Survey 2009–2010

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. e98-e105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Celis-Morales ◽  
Carlos Salas ◽  
Anas Alduhishy ◽  
Ruth Sanzana ◽  
María Adela Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Demographic Patterns
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