Change in Leisure Participation among Older Adults after Falling

Falls among older adults can lead to severe physical and psychological consequences. However, whether leisure participation changes after falling is not clear. We investigated whether falls resulted in reduced leisure participation in terms of duration, number, and intensity among older adults. Secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study and the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (n = 1163) were analyzed. The results showed falls did not predict future leisure participation. Female, white, higher education, fewer functional limitations, and good balance were significant predictors of leisure participation at follow-up. Being white also predicted a significant decline in total number of leisure activities from baseline to follow-up, whereas higher education protected older adults from a significant reduction in total intensity of leisure activity. Our findings suggest falls may not directly affect leisure participation, but its risk factors, such as demographics, functional limitations, and balance, have a direct impact on leisure participation

Affect (linguistics · Balance (ability · Demographics · Environmental health · Falling (accident · Fear of falling · Injury prevention · Leisure activity · Leisure time · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Poison control · Sociology · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

• Should I stay or should I go now?” Preferred park elements to increase older adults’ park visitation and physical activity

  Stephen C Gibson•Journal of Leisure Research•2024

  Incluir item

• Falls in older people

  Laurence Z Rubenstein•Age and Ageing•2006

  Incluir item

• Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using the Timed Up & Go Test

  Anne Shumway-Cook, Anne Shumway‐Cook et al.•Physical Therapy•2000

  Incluir item

• An Epidemiology of Disability among Adults in the United States

  Saad Z Nagi•The Milbank Memorial Fund…•1976

  Incluir item

• Analysing controlled trials with baseline and follow up measurements

  Open Access•Andrew J Vickers, David G Altman et al.•BMJ•2001

  Incluir item

• Cohort Profile

  Amanda Sonnega, Jessica D Faul et al.•International Journal of…•2014

  Incluir item

• Risk Factors for Falls among Elderly Persons Living in the Community

  Mary E Tinetti, Mark Speechley et al.•New England Journal of Medicine•1988

  Incluir item

• Compendium of Physical Activities

  Barbara E Ainsworth, William L Haskell et al.•Medicine & Science in Sports &…•2000

  Incluir item

• Null

  Open Access•null null•Philosophy study•2016

  Incluir item

• A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life

  Open Access•Kathryn Betts Adams, SYLVIA LEIBBRANDT et al.•Ageing and Society•2011

  Incluir item

• Leisure Activities and Mortality

  Open Access•Neda Agahi, Marti G Parker•Journal of Aging and Health•2008

  Incluir item

• Midlife Trends in Activities and Disability

  Open Access•Lois M Verbrugge, Xian Liu•Journal of Aging and Health•2013

  Incluir item

• Introduction to critical perspectives on physical activity, sport, play and leisure in later life

  Rylee A Dionigi, Julie S Son•Annals of Leisure Research•2016

  Incluir item

• Age Differences and Age Changes in Activities

  Lois M Verbrugge, Ann L Gruber‐baldini et al.•The Journals of Gerontology…•1996

  Incluir item

• Modeling Change in Older Adults' Leisure Activities

  Megan C Janke, Megan Janke et al.•Leisure Sciences•2006

  Incluir item

• Causas e conseqüências de quedas de idosos atendidos em hospital público

  Open Access•Suzele Cristina Coelho Fabrício, Rosalina A Partezani Rodrigues et al.•Revista de Saúde Pública•2004

  Incluir item

• Ageing, Leisure, and Social Connectedness

  Open Access•Vera Toepoel•Social Indicators Research•2013

  Incluir item