The prevalence of physical activity among informal carers: a systematic review of international literature

Background Previous research has found physical activity levels among carers are low, and that carers are at greater risk of physical inactivity than their non-carer counterparts. Alternatively, research also suggests providing care may be associated with higher levels of physical activity than the...

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Published in:Sport sciences for health 2022-12, Vol.18 (4), p.1071-1118
Main Authors: Lindsay, Rosie K., Vseteckova, Jitka, Horne, Joanna, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike, De Lappe, Joseph, Soysal, Pinar, Pizzol, Damiano, Kentzer, Nichola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Age
Cancer
Caregivers
Dementia
Exercise
Females
Human Physiology
Intervention
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Metabolic Diseases
Physical fitness
Questionnaires
Review
Sports Medicine
Well being
White people
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Summary:Background Previous research has found physical activity levels among carers are low, and that carers are at greater risk of physical inactivity than their non-carer counterparts. Alternatively, research also suggests providing care may be associated with higher levels of physical activity than the general population, due to physically active care duties. Overall, there is a need to better understand the physical activity levels of carers to develop appropriate interventions and policies to promote health and well-being among carers. Aim To systematically review studies reporting the prevalence of physical activity among carers. Method PubMed, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, and CINAHL, OpenGrey, Google and Google Scholar were searched for eligible articles. Results A total of 77 observational studies and 20 interventional studies were included. In low quality studies which examined adherence to physical activity guidelines, 16–84% of carers self-reported not meeting PA guidelines, whilst medium–high quality studies found 29.9 to
ISSN:1824-7490
1825-1234
DOI:10.1007/s11332-021-00893-x