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    Physical activity levels of older people receiving a home care service

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    Authors
    Burton, Elissa
    Lewin, Gill
    Boldy, Duncan
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Burton, E. and Lewin, G. and Boldy, D. 2012. Physical activity levels of older people receiving a home care service. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 21 (2): pp. 140-154.
    Source Title
    Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
    Additional URLs
    http://journals.humankinetics.com/japa-back-issues
    ISSN
    10638652
    School
    Centre for Research on Ageing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21303
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The 3 study objectives were to compare the activity levels of older people who had received a restorative home care service with those of people who had received “usual” home care, explore the predictors of physical activity in these 2 groups, and determine whether either group met the minimum recommended activity levels for their age group. A questionnaire was posted to 1,490 clients who had been referred for a home care service between 2006 and 2009. Older people who had received a restorative care service were more active than those who had received usual care (p = .049), but service group did not predict activity levels when other variables were adjusted for in a multiple regression. Younger individuals who were in better physical condition, with good mobility and no diagnosis of depression, were more likely to be active. Investigation of alternatives to the current exercise component of the restorative program is needed.

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