天气对老年人身体活动和久坐行为的影响
Kathryn M Crosby1,2,3, Brittany Adams4, Elizabeth Zambrano Garza5
1Aging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Frontiers in sports and active living
|February 4, 2025
概括
年龄较大的成年人.
科学领域:
- 老年学和环境健康
- 行为科学与公共卫生
背景情况:
- 许多老年人不符合体力活动 (PA) 准则.
- 温度等环境因素可能会影响老年人的PA水平.
研究的目的:
- 研究天气变量对老年人轻度体力活动 (LPA),中度至强度体力活动 (MVPA),久坐行为 (SB),步骤和户外散步时间的影响.
主要方法:
- 50名社区老年人参与了使用Fitbit,GPS和问卷进行的为期10天的评估.
- 多层模型分析了天气变量与PA/SB结果之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 增加的年龄与减少的LPA,更少的步骤和更久坐时间相关.
- 较高的温度和融周期与增加的户外步行有关.
- 自我报告的健康状况与步数正相关.
结论:
- 在温度变化的干燥气候中,老年人倾向于从事更多的室内活动.
- 女性更喜欢室内LPA,而室外LPA随着年龄的增长而下降.
- 干预措施应考虑室内PA选项,特别是增加老年人的MVPA.
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