Relationship between engagement and level of functional status in older adults:

SAGE Open Medicine

Thomas ADombrowsky¹ 

关键词: Engagement;    older adults;    activity theory;    functional status;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312117727998

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Functional status is an important component of quality of life for older adults and for their caregivers. Factors associated with level of functional status include age, comorbidity, cognitive status, depression, social support, and activity. Of the types of activity linked with functional status, the strongest evidence is for physical exercise, with weaker evidence for social and productive activity. Engagement is a construct including motivation, commitment, and participation.Objective:The objective of this study was to determine whether or not engagement is associated with level of functional status after controlling for age, comorbidity, and depression among older adults.Methods:In all, 92 older adults were recruited from senior living centers and a university-based senior exercise group. The main independent variable was engagement. Other independent variables were age, comorbidity, and depression. The dependent variable was level of functional status. Two different measures of level of functional st...

【 授权许可】

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