Association with subjective measured physical activity (GPAQ) and quality of life (WHOQoL-BREF) of ageing adults in Hungary, a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

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Kinga Lampek¹  Viktória Prémusz²  József Betlehem³  Pongrác Ács⁴  Márta Hock⁴  Csaba Melczer⁴  Erzsébet Rétsági⁴  Alexandra Makai⁴ 

[1] Department of Public Health and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health Insurance, University of Pécs;

[2] Faculty of Health Sciences, Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Pécs;

[3] Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Health Pedagogy, University of Pécs Pécs;

[4] Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy and Sport Sciences, University of Pécs;

关键词: Physical activity;    Aging;    Elderly;    QoL;    GPAQ;    WHOQoL-BREF;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-020-08833-z

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background It is well known that physical activity (PA) has health benefits. This study aimed to examine physical activity carried out by the senior (over 50) participants and its relation to their quality of life (QoL). Methods Surveillance of PA and QoL was measured by using questionnaires (GPAQ, WHOQoL-BREF) in this study. Descriptive data were presented as means and standard deviations (SD) for continuous variables and as percentages for categorical variables. Multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted. The significance level was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results Overall, 250 participants were recruited, the mean age of the study population (n = 243) was 70.2 (SD 7.1) years. The results clearly showed that the Hungarian participants aged over 50 years were more likely to do PA if they had university degree and lower age (p ≤ 0.001) and used more active transportation (p = 0.035) if they had low education. The results of WHOQoL-BREF showed that the Hungarian individuals have better QoL if they have university degree (p ≤ 0.001) and lower age (p ≤ 0.001). Using multivariate linear regression analysis to examine the effect of PA patterns on QoL adjusted for demographic variables (age, education, BMI, place of living), the result showed significant correlation between WHOQoL-BREF dimensions and GPAQ (p ≤ 0.001). Conclusion Higher amount of PA among aging population can result in better QoL in all dimensions.

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