Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 participants, and answers to the following questions were sought: Why do older adults participate or not participate in leisure activities? The findings suggest that planners should adapt to the comprehensive and diverse needs of older adults by providing...
While the significant association between leisure activities and frailty risk among older adults is well-established, the impact of integrated leisure activity scores and different categories of them on frailty trajectories over time remains unclear. Thi
Additionally, it is unclear whether leisure activities, which have proven to be effective for healthy older adults, are equally effective in improving mood in older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment. We utilized data from the MAX Trial to examine the impact of leisure activities on ...
feeling scores due to negative social and economic events in year 2008. The health disparities between the sedentary and more active groups in leisure activities shown in this study have again underlined the importance of participating in leisure activities in maintaining older adults’ healthy status....
(Su et al., 2022). Asystematic reviewsuggested that there are some beneficial effects of LA to white matter microstructure in middle-aged to older adults after continuous cognitive training in differentbrainregions (McPhee et al., 2019). Moreover, participation in leisure activities may increase ...
Older adults generally experience high levels of life satisfaction (e.g., Charles & Carstensen, 2010) and participation in leisure activities may mediate some of their overall well-being. Frailty associated with biological aging may be related to reduced leisure activity engagement and loss of ...
She has taught in K-12 for more than 15 years, and higher education for ten years. Cite this lesson Your ability level should not limit what activities you pursue in your leisure time, and this is definitely true for adults with developmental disabilities. There are a variety of fun...
Leisure and free time has been rated by older individuals as one of the five most important dimensions for their quality of life. In this chapter, and in the context of active ageing, we analyse the differences in carrying out leisure activities and social participation among older adults in ...
Depressive symptoms are common in older adults and associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment. Leisure activities are often promoted for individuals with mood symptoms but few studies compare the effects of different types of leisure activities on reducing depressive symptoms. Data were analyze...
This study investigates the relation between leisure activities and the social status of the elderly based on a heterogeneous sample of the Dutch populatio