Social Support and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among the Elderly: A Population-Based Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 599-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Wendt Böhm ◽  
Grégore Iven Mielke ◽  
Maurício Feijó da Cruz ◽  
Virgílio Viana Ramires ◽  
Fernando C. Wehrmeister
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Population Based Study

Background:Physical inactivity in elderly is a public health problem. The purpose of this study is to describe and test the association between social support and leisure-time physical activity among the elderly.Methods:A cross-sectional, population-based study with 1,285 subjects (60+ years old) living in a city in southern Brazil was carried out in 2014. Physical activity practice was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire [leisure domain: at least 150 minutes per week of walking + moderate physical activity + 2(vigorous physical activity)], while social support was measured using the Physical Activity Social Support Scale.Results:The prevalence of elderly who reached the recommendations of leisure-time physical activity was 18.4%. The elderly persons who had the company of family or friends to walk had a 2.45 times higher prevalence of reaching the recommendations of physical activity in leisure than those who did not. Those who had company of friends to practice moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were 3.23 times more likely to reach physical activity recommendations than their counterparts. The least common social support was the joint practice for walking and for MVPA.Conclusions:Strategies that incentivize family members and friends to provide social support to the elderly for physical activity focusing on joint practice must be encouraged.

scholarly journals Sexual identity and low leisure-time physical activity: a population-based study

Public Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
M. Lindström ◽  
M. Rosvall
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study

scholarly journals Built and Social Environment by Systematic Social Observation and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Report among Brazilian Adults: a Population-Based Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 682-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade ◽  
Sueli Aparecida Mingoti ◽  
Dário Alves da Silva Costa ◽  
César Coelho Xavier ◽  
Fernando Augusto Proietti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Systematic Social Observation ◽  
Social Observation ◽  
Activity Report

Sports and leisure-time physical activity in pregnancy and birth weight: a population-based study

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. e96-e102 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. Hegaard ◽  
K. Petersson ◽  
M. Hedegaard ◽  
B. Ottesen ◽  
A. K. Dykes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Pregnancy And Birth ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Prevalence and associated factors with insufficient leisure-time physical activity of adolescents: results of a cross-sectional school population-based study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Camilo L. M. Lourenço ◽  
Venicius Dantas Da Silva ◽  
Edmar Lacerda Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
School Population

<p>Objetivo: estimar la prevalencia y los factores asociados con una actividad física insuficiente (AFI) en el tiempo libre entre los adolescentes de una ciudad mediana en el estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Métodos: Los datos de la encuesta transversal ACtVU (Uberaba - MG, Brasil) realizada entre mayo y octubre de 2015. Los estudiantes de secundaria de ambos sexos (de 14 a 18 años) comprendieron la muestra. AFI (&lt;300 minutos/semana) fue la variable dependiente y los indicadores sociodemográficos, de comportamiento y de salud fueron las variables independientes evaluadas mediante cuestionarios. Se utilizó la regresión logística binaria para estimar la Odds Ratio (OR). El IMC se utilizó como variable de control. Resultados: 984 estudiantes participaron en este estudio. El porcentaje de AFI fue del 44,9% (IC95%: 41,7; 48,1) y fue mayor entre las niñas (57,1% frente al 29,3% en los niños). Se encontró una mayor probabilidad de AFI en: la calificación para ambos sexos (OR = 2.23 niños, OR = 2.28 niñas), tiempo de pantalla entre semana (OR = 1.29), uso excesivo de teléfonos inteligentes durante la semana (OR = 1.54) y los fines de semana (OR = 1.22) entre niños, que estudian esta noche (OR = 1.80), que tienen un trabajo (OR = 1.24), ingresos familiares (OR = 1.41 para 3 a 5 salarios mínimos y OR = 1.65 para ≥ 6 salarios mínimos), tiempo de pantalla entre semana (OR = 1.87) e insatisfacción con el propio peso (OR = 1.32) entre las niñas. Conclusión: la prevalencia de AFI fue alta. La mayoría de los factores asociados fueron diferentes en niños y niñas.</p>

scholarly journals Tracking of physical activity from adolescence to adulthood: a population-based study

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Renato Azevedo ◽  
Cora Luiza Araújo ◽  
Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva ◽  
Pedro Curi Hallal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Adult Behavior

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between regular physical activity in adolescence and leisure-time physical activity in adulthood, with emphasis on gender differences. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 2003. A representative sample of households was selected in multiple stages and subjects aged 20-59 years were interviewed. Leisure-time physical activity was evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data on adolescent physical activity were based on subjects' recall. RESULTS: Of 2,577 subjects interviewed, 27.5% were classified as adequately active, and 54.9% reported regular physical activity in adolescence. Subjects who engaged in regular physical activity during adolescence were more likely to be adequately active in adulthood (adjusted prevalence ratio 1.42; 95% CI: 1.23; 1.65). This effect was stronger in women (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.22; 1.86) than men (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.10; 1.67). CONCLUSIONS: Promoting physical activity in school age may be a successful intervention against the epidemic of adult inactivity. Although women were less likely to report regular physical activity in adolescence, the effect of this experience on adult behavior was stronger than in men.

Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Social Support Among Brazilian Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 871-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inacio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva ◽  
Mario Renato Azevedo ◽  
Helen Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Socioeconomic Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Received Social Support

Objective:To explore the association between family and friends’ social support and leisure-time physical activity (PA) in adults.Methods:Cross-sectional population-based study, conducted in Pelotas, Brazil. Leisure-time PA was measured with the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Those who reported PA practice ≥ 150 minutes on the week before the interview were considered active. Social support was evaluated through the Social Support Scale for PA and classified according to the type of PA. For analyzing the association between social support and PA, Poisson regression model was used. Analyses were stratified by sex and interactions with socioeconomic level and age were explored.Results:Men and women who received social support from family and friends simultaneously were about 3 times more active than their counterparts. Friends’ social support presented, in all analyses, stronger associations with PA than family support. Interactions with socioeconomic level and age were observed.Conclusion:Interventions targeting individuals and their social environment are likely to have greater effectiveness than those targeted on one of these aspects only.

Role of leisure-time physical activity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A population-based study

Hepatology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1791-1798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shira Zelber-Sagi ◽  
Dorit Nitzan-Kaluski ◽  
Rebecca Goldsmith ◽  
Muriel Webb ◽  
Izabel Zvibel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver
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