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dc.contributor.authorPortegijs, Erja
dc.contributor.authorTsai, Li-Tang
dc.contributor.authorRantanen, Taina
dc.contributor.authorRantakokko, Merja
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-17T11:30:31Z
dc.date.available2015-08-17T11:30:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationPortegijs, E., Tsai, L.-T., Rantanen, T., & Rantakokko, M. (2015). Moving through Life-Space Areas and Objectively Measured Physical Activity of Older People. <i>PLoS ONE</i>, <i>10</i>(8), Article e0135308. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135308" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135308</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_24824930
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_66785
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/46631
dc.description.abstractObjectives Physical activity–an important determinant of health and function in old age–may vary according to the life-space area reached. Our aim was to study how moving through greater life-space areas is associated with greater physical activity of community-dwelling older people. The association between objectively measured physical activity and life-space area reached on different days by the same individual was studied using one-week longitudinal data, to provide insight in causal relationships. Methods One-week surveillance of objectively assessed physical activity of community-dwelling 70–90-year-old people in central Finland from the “Life-space mobility in old age” cohort substudy (N = 174). In spring 2012, participants wore an accelerometer for 7 days and completed a daily diary including the largest life-space area reached (inside home, outside home, neighborhood, town, and beyond town). The daily step count, and the time in moderate (incl. walking) and low activity and sedentary behavior were assessed. Differences in physical activity between days on which different life-space areas were reached were tested using Generalized Estimation Equation models (within-group comparison). Results Participants’ mean age was 80.4±4.2 years and 63.5% were female. Participants had higher average step counts (p < .001) and greater moderate and low activity time (p < .001) on days when greater life-space areas were reached, from the home to the town area. Only low activity time continued to increase when moving beyond the town. Conclusion Community-dwelling older people were more physically active on days when they moved through greater life-space areas. While it is unknown whether physical activity was a motivator to leave the home, intervention studies are needed to determine whether facilitation of daily outdoor mobility, regardless of the purpose, may be beneficial in terms of promoting physical activity.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPLoS ONE
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.otherlife-space area
dc.titleMoving through Life-Space Areas and Objectively Measured Physical Activity of Older People
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201508172673
dc.contributor.laitosTerveystieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontologia ja kansanterveysfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontologian tutkimuskeskusfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineHyvinvoinnin tutkimuksen yhteisöfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontology and Public Healthen
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontology Research Centeren
dc.contributor.oppiaineSchool of Wellbeingen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.date.updated2015-08-17T09:15:08Z
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dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1932-6203
dc.relation.numberinseries8
dc.relation.volume10
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2015 Portegijs et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p6490
dc.rights.urlhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0135308
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