Factors Associated With Outdoor Frequency Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 NURSING Research in Gerontological Nursing Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3928/19404921-20241211-06

Justine S Sefcik, Martha C Coates, Darina V Petrovsky, Amy Glasofer, Safiyyah Okoye, Daniel T Vader, Reneé H Moore, Zachary G Baker, Kris Pui Kwan Ma, Zahra Rahemi, Juanita-Dawne R Bacsu, Matthew Lee Smith, Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili

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Purpose: Despite the benefits of outdoor activity in older adults, a paucity of research explores factors associated with the frequency of older adults going outdoors. The aim of the current study was to investigate if factors of cognitive status, physical performance, and neighborhood characteristics were associated with outdoor frequency among older adults.

Method: This cross-sectional study used National Health and Aging Trends Study data to characterize outdoor frequency among Medicare beneficiaries by participant demographics, health, and neighborhood characteristics, and estimated relationships between participant factors and outdoor frequency.

Results: The sample included 3,368 participants. The majority (51.6%) were aged 75 to 84 years and female (57.2%). Most (60.4%) participants went outside daily. Probable dementia, physical limitations, and presence of street disorder and sidewalk continuity were associated with decreased outdoor frequency.

Conclusion: Research is needed to develop interventions addressing neighborhood conditions and promoting outdoor activity among older adults living with dementia and physical limitations. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 18(1), 40-52.].

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美国社区医疗保险受益人中与户外频率相关的因素：一项横断面研究。

目的：尽管户外活动对老年人有好处，但缺乏研究探索与老年人户外活动频率相关的因素。当前研究的目的是调查老年人的认知状况、身体表现和社区特征是否与户外活动频率有关。方法：本横断面研究使用国家健康和老龄化趋势研究数据，通过参与者人口统计、健康和社区特征来表征医疗保险受益人的户外频率，并估计参与者因素与户外频率之间的关系。结果：样本包括3368名参与者。年龄在75 ~ 84岁之间占51.6%，女性占57.2%。大多数参与者（60.4%）每天外出。可能的痴呆、身体限制、街道混乱和人行道连续性的存在与户外活动频率减少有关。结论：需要研究开发干预措施，以解决痴呆和身体限制的老年人的社区条件和促进户外活动。老年护理研究，18(1),40-52。

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期刊介绍： Research in Gerontological Nursing is a forum for disseminating peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, cutting-edge gerontological nursing research and theory to investigators, educators, academicians, clinicians, and policymakers involved with older adults in all health care settings. The Journal accepts manuscripts reporting research, theory, integrative and systematic reviews, instrument development, and research methods with the aims of improving the wellness and quality of care of the older adult population. Theory papers should advance gerontological knowledge, and integrative reviews should provide an analysis of the state of the science and provide direction for future research.