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Relationships between self perceptions and physical activity behaviour, fear of falling, and physical function among older adults

Overview of attention for article published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, September 2017
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Title
Relationships between self perceptions and physical activity behaviour, fear of falling, and physical function among older adults
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European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, September 2017
DOI 10.1186/s11556-017-0185-3
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Myrla Sales, Pazit Levinger, Remco Polman

Abstract

There has been a lack of research examining the relationship among self-perceptions, behaviour, cognitions and functioning in older adults. This study, therefore, examined the relationship between global and physical self-perceptions, physical activity behaviour, and fear of falling taking into considerations objective measures of physical functioning in community dwelling older adults. Sixty-six participants between 60 and 90 years old (71.9 ± 6.6 years; 47 females; 19 males) completed questionnaires assessing physical and global self-description (PSDQ), planned and incidental physical activity behaviour (IPEQ), and falls efficacy (Short FES-I) as well as tests measuring physical functioning. Backwards multiple linear regression modelling was used to assess possible relationships among variables. Findings showed that physical self-perceptions (activity, coordination, endurance, flexibility) were associated with self-reported planned and incidental PA whereas sit-to-stand was the only objectively measured physical functioning variable associated with planned PA. Similarly, more falls, global self-esteem, general physical and domain specific physical self-perceptions (flexibility and strength) as well as knee strength were associated with fear of falling. There were also associations between some of the objectively measured physical functioning variables and self-perceptions of the physical self, providing some predictive validity for the PDSQ. The findings of this study come to corroborate that the belief system of older adults ideally need to be taken into consideration when designing interventions that aim to enhance PA behaviour or reduce fear of falling. Coupling that with goal-setting, life coaching and behaviour change strategies would also be beneficial to address engagement and adherence to such interventions. This trial was retrospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry - Registry No. ACTRN12614000700639 on the Jul 03rd 2014.

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Unknown 139 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 21 15%
Student > Bachelor 21 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 7%
Researcher 7 5%
Other 23 17%
Unknown 37 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 27 19%
Sports and Recreations 21 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 10%
Psychology 8 6%
Social Sciences 6 4%
Other 22 16%
Unknown 41 29%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 July 2019.
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#14,546,919
of 23,911,072 outputs
Outputs from European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
#95
of 166 outputs
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#170,611
of 321,210 outputs
Outputs of similar age from European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
#4
of 6 outputs
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