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Physical inactivity among older adults across Europe based on the SHARE database

Author(s) -

Marcos Gomes,

Daniela Figueiredo,

Laetitia Teixeira,

Verónica Poveda,

Constança Paúl,

Alice SantosSilva,

Elı́sio Costa

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw165

Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , gerontology , socioeconomic status , life expectancy , psychological intervention , cross sectional study , depression (economics) , social support , psychology , environmental health , population , psychiatry , pathology , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics

Regular physical activity is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle. It is associated with better physical and cognitive functioning in later life and with increased life expectancy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of, and factors related to, physical inactivity among older adults across Europe.

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