Physical activity levels of older people receiving a home care service
dc.contributor.author | Burton, Elissa | |
dc.contributor.author | Lewin, Gill | |
dc.contributor.author | Boldy, Duncan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:24:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:24:24Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-03-03T20:14:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21303 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.publisher | Human Kinetics Inc | |
dc.relation.uri | http://journals.humankinetics.com/japa-back-issues | |
dc.title | Physical activity levels of older people receiving a home care service | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 21 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 140 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 154 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 10638652 | |
dcterms.source.title | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity | |
curtin.department | Centre for Research on Ageing | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |