TY - JOUR
T1 - Change in Leisure Participation among Older Adults after Falling
AU - Chen, Tuo Yu
AU - Janke, Megan C.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Falls among older adults can lead to severe physical and psychological consequences. However, whether leisure participation changes after falling is not clear. We investigated whether falls resulted in reduced leisure participation in terms of duration, number, and intensity among older adults. Secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study and the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (n = 1163) were analyzed. The results showed falls did not predict future leisure participation. Female, white, higher education, fewer functional limitations, and good balance were significant predictors of leisure participation at follow-up. Being white also predicted a significant decline in total number of leisure activities from baseline to follow-up, whereas higher education protected older adults from a significant reduction in total intensity of leisure activity. Our findings suggest falls may not directly affect leisure participation, but its risk factors, such as demographics, functional limitations, and balance, have a direct impact on leisure participation.
AB - Falls among older adults can lead to severe physical and psychological consequences. However, whether leisure participation changes after falling is not clear. We investigated whether falls resulted in reduced leisure participation in terms of duration, number, and intensity among older adults. Secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study and the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (n = 1163) were analyzed. The results showed falls did not predict future leisure participation. Female, white, higher education, fewer functional limitations, and good balance were significant predictors of leisure participation at follow-up. Being white also predicted a significant decline in total number of leisure activities from baseline to follow-up, whereas higher education protected older adults from a significant reduction in total intensity of leisure activity. Our findings suggest falls may not directly affect leisure participation, but its risk factors, such as demographics, functional limitations, and balance, have a direct impact on leisure participation.
KW - falls
KW - leisure activity
KW - older adults
KW - participation
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U2 - 10.1080/01490400.2018.1536568
DO - 10.1080/01490400.2018.1536568
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060919950
VL - 44
JO - Leisure Sciences
JF - Leisure Sciences
SN - 0149-0400
IS - 3
ER -