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- Agahi, Neda, et al.
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Late-Life and Earlier Participation in Leisure Activities: Their Importance for Survival Among Older Persons
- 2011
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 35:3, s. 210-222
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Is activity participation in old age important for survival independent of one's earlier history of participation? A nationally representative sample of 457 older persons was followed for 25 years with data from the Level-of-Living Survey and the SWEOLD study. Cox regressions showed that regardless of earlier activities and health, late-life leisure engagement was associated with enhanced survival, especially among men. Among women, earlier activities (study groups) also seem important, perhaps by providing social networks. Results suggest that it is worthwhile to encourage elderly people to participate in leisure activities and to facilitate their participation in the community even at high ages.
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- Andreasson, Jesper, 1977-, et al.
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Keeping Death at Bay through Health Negotiation : Older Adults' Understanding of Health and Life within Gym and Fitness Culture
- 2016
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Routledge. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 40:3, s. 200-218
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article analyses older adults’ trajectories leading to membership in a gym, and the ways in which they negotiate their self-understanding, aging, and health in this context. Emanating from an ethnographic study, the arguments are based on a constructionist approach. The results show that older adults’ decision to start going to a gym should be understood in relation to an individualized health care system in Swedish society and as a means of negotiating deteriorating health, retirement, lost body capacity, and the meaning of becoming old. The physical activities carried out and the social relationships developed in these contexts are used to construct an empowered self-understanding prepared to challenge the “stiffness” of the dying body.
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- Fristedt, Sofi, 1969-, et al.
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Continuing Mobility and Occupational Participation Outside the Home in Old Age is an Act of Negotiation
- 2011
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 35:4, s. 275-297
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Facilitated by mobility, occupational participaton is vital in old age. However, the relative importance of other influencing factors remains unclear. The present study describes older people's motives for, and experiences of, mobility and occuoational participation outside the home. Nine focus group interviews were conducted and analyzed using content analysis. Occupational participation and mobility was individually experienced even if some subjective perspectives were common. Continuing mobility and occupational participation outside the home in old age is an act of negotiation, encompassing occupational means and goals, occupational and mobility adaptation, and occupational barrieres and facilitators.
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- Johansson, Ann, et al.
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Occupational Adaptation or Well-tried, Professional Experience in Rehabilitation of the Disabled Elderly at Home
- 2006
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 30:1, s. 1-21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this pilot study was to examine whether the use of the Occupational Adaptation Model increases independence and experienced health for disabled elderly in home rehabilitation in primary care. The study had an integrated design, in which the data were collected through a quasi-experimental plan in combination with semi-structured interviews with disabled elderly. The data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results indicated that the use of the model increases experienced health and gives the occupational therapist a tool for helping the disabled elderly to understand and engage themselves in their life situations.
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- Larsson, Åsa, 1965-, et al.
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Promoting Active and Healthy Ageing at Day Centers for Older People
- 2022
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Routledge; Taylor & Francis. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 46:3, s. 235-250
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Day centers provide opportunities for older people to achieve active and healthy aging. Staff play a significant role in day centers, although evidence is lacking concerning their role. To explore the experiences of staff in promoting active and healthy aging at social day centers, interviews with 12 staff working at day centers for older people were carried out. The findings present two categories: the actions of the staff and conditions affecting activities at the day centers. Staff at day centers may play an important role in providing opportunities for older people to maintain health and participation in meaningful activities.
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- Lübcke, Ammis, et al.
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Older adults' perceptions of exercising in a senior gym
- 2012
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Ingår i: Activities, adaption & aging. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 36:2, s. 131-146
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This qualitative study investigated what factors influenced older adults to start and continue to exercise in a senior gym. Eight individuals, ages 65–81, were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed by manifest content analysis. Exercising at their own pace and finding peers, competent staff, and accessible machines were all positive factors for continuing to exercise in a senior gym. Initially, training was something to do to take control of life, physically or time-wise. Later, training became a health investment and a social activity. The found factors can be used as strategies for changing physical activity behavior in older adults.
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- Nilsson, Ingeborg, et al.
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The Reationship between Engagement in Leisure Activities and Self-Rated Health in Later Life
- 2017
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 41:2, s. 175-190
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine leisure engagement among people in later life and the potential relationship between leisure engagement and self-rated health. A population-representative sample of 5,435 persons between 65 and 80 years of age, living in northern Sweden and Finland were included. Data were collected by a posted questionnaire survey. Results revealed that levels of leisure engagement decreased progressively between the youngest and the oldest age groups. A significant relationship was found between leisure engagement and self-rated health. The relationship between leisure engagement and health as well as implications for developing health promotion programs are discussed.
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- Wongsala, Manothai, et al.
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Lifestyle Changes Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle among Older Thai Adults – A Focus Group Study
- 2023
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - New York, United States : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 47:4, s. 566-587
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to explore experiences of applying the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle among older Thai adults. A qualitative research approach was used based on focus group interviews with eight male and five female participants aged 62–78 years old. Data was analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. The findings presented how older adults set, carried out, and adjusted their own lifestyle change plans to enhance active aging. Although participants experienced difficulties at first, learning during the group process following the PDSA steps became easier. Support from the moderator during meetings, as well as family during the execution of their plans at home ensured successful application of the PDSA cycle. The PDSA cycle encouraged participants to be concerned about their health, something they themselves found beneficial. This tool will be useful to apply in health practice and policy when performing group activities to enhance active aging.
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