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How family support affects physical activity (PA) among middle-aged and elderly people before and after they suffer from chronic diseases |
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| Authors: | Yuan Su-Chuan Weng Shuo-Chun Chou Ming-Chih Tang Yih-Jing Lee Shu-Hsin Chen Der-Yuan Chuang Ya-Wen Yu Chia-Hui Kuo Hsien-Wen |
| Affiliation: | a Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC b College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC c Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, ROC d Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, ROC e School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC f Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, ROC g Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, ROC h Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC i Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC |
| Abstract: | The more support elderly people have from their family, the less likely they are to suffer from chronic diseases. The objective of this study is to investigate how family support affects the PA middle-aged and elderly people engage in before and after they suffer from chronic diseases. We interviewed 428 middle-aged and elderly people using a structured questionnaire to measure their aerobic PA. Eighteen percent of middle-aged and elderly people did participate in PA after suffering from chronic diseases. Using multivariate logistic regression models, we found that middle-aged and elderly people who rely on family members when they are sick (OR = 1.87, 95%CI = 1.08-3.25) and who are accompanied by family members (OR = 2.09, 95%CI = 1.20-3.62) when they are healthy are more likely to exercise. The more middle-aged and elderly people are supported by their family, the more likely they are to exercise. Strengthening family relationships should help reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases among middle-aged and elderly people. |
| Keywords: | Family support to elderly Middle-aged Physical activity (PA) |
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