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Gender Differences in the Predictors of Physical Activity Among Assisted Living Residents
Author(s) -
Chen YuhMin,
Li YuehPing,
Yen MinLing
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/jnu.12132
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , gerontology , marital status , medicine , depression (economics) , self efficacy , cross sectional study , explained variation , regression analysis , psychology , clinical psychology , demography , environmental health , population , psychiatry , pathology , machine learning , sociology , computer science , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Purpose To explore gender differences in the predictors of physical activity (PA) among assisted living residents. Design and Methods A cross‐sectional design was adopted. A convenience sample of 304 older adults was recruited from four assisted living facilities in Taiwan. Two separate simultaneous multiple regression analyses were conducted to identify the predictors of PA for older men and women. Independent variables entered into the regression models were age, marital status, educational level, past regular exercise participation, number of chronic diseases, functional status, self‐rated health, depression, and self‐efficacy expectations. Findings In older men, a junior high school or higher educational level, past regular exercise participation, better functional status, better self‐rated health, and higher self‐efficacy expectations predicted more PA, accounting for 61.3% of the total variance in PA. In older women, better self‐rated health, lower depression, and higher self‐efficacy expectations predicted more PA, accounting for 50% of the total variance in PA. Conclusions Predictors of PA differed between the two genders. The results have crucial implications for developing gender‐specific PA interventions. Clinical Relevance Through a clearer understanding of gender‐specific predictors, healthcare providers can implement gender‐sensitive PA‐enhancing interventions to assist older residents in performing sufficient PA.