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Methodology for Establishing a Community-Wide Life Laboratory for Capturing Unobtrusive and Continuous Remote Activity and Health Data
Published on: July 27, 2018
Who are the healthy active seniors? A cluster analysis
Claudia K Y Lai1, Engle Angela Chan, Kenny C W Chin
1School of Nursing (SN), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), China. claudia.lai@polyu.edu.hk.
Background:
This paper reports a cluster analysis of a sample recruited from a randomized controlled trial that explored the effect of using a life story work approach to improve the psychological outcomes of older people in the community.
Methods:
238 subjects from community centers were included in this analysis. After statistical testing, 169 seniors were assigned to the active ageing (AG) cluster and 69 to the inactive ageing (IG) cluster.
Results:
Those in the AG were younger and healthier, with fewer chronic diseases and fewer depressive symptoms than those in the IG. They were more satisfied with their lives, and had higher self-esteem. They met with their family members more frequently, they engaged in more leisure activities and were more likely to have the ability to move freely.
Conclusion:
In summary, active ageing was observed in people with better health and functional performance. Our results echoed the limited findings reported in the literature.
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