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Published in: Quality of Life Research 7/2013

01-09-2013

Physical activity and quality of life in older adults: an 18-month panel analysis

Authors: Siobhan M. Phillips, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Edward McAuley

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 7/2013

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Abstract

Purpose

Although physical activity has been associated with quality of life (QOL), the empirical evidence regarding the mechanisms underlying this relationship is limited. In the present study, we examined the mediating roles played by self-efficacy and health status in the physical activity–QOL relationship from baseline to 18-month follow-up in a sample of community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

Community-dwelling adults (N = 321, M age = 63.8 years) were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional study and were later contacted to participate in an 18-month follow-up. Individuals completed a battery of questionnaires assessing physical activity, self-efficacy, physical self-worth, disability limitations, and quality of life. A panel analysis within a covariance modeling framework was used to analyze the data.

Results

Overall, the model was a good fit to the data (χ2 = 61.00, df = 29, p < 0.001, standardized root mean residual = 0.05, Comparative Fit Index = 0.97) with changes in physical activity indirectly influencing change in life satisfaction from baseline to 18 months via changes in exercise self-efficacy, physical self-worth, and disability limitations independent of baseline relationships and demographic factors. Specifically, increases in physical activity were associated with increases in exercise self-efficacy which, in turn, was associated with higher physical self-worth and fewer disability limitations which were associated with greater life satisfaction.

Conclusions

The findings from this study suggest the relationship between physical activity and global QOL in older adults may be mediated by more proximal modifiable outcomes that can be targeted in physical activity programs and interventions.
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Metadata
Title
Physical activity and quality of life in older adults: an 18-month panel analysis
Authors
Siobhan M. Phillips
Thomas R. Wójcicki
Edward McAuley
Publication date
01-09-2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0319-z

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