A Study on the Influence of Social Leisure Activities on the Progression to the Stage of Frailty in Korean Seniors

In this study, we performed a logistic regression analysis according to the frequency of participation in social leisure activities (education, clubs, social groups, volunteer activities, religious activities, and senior citizens' welfare center use) by men and women aged ≥ 65 years. We investi...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-11, Vol.17 (23), p.8909
Main Authors: Kim, AlChan, Yi, Eunsurk, Kim, Jiyoun, Kim, MunHee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Female
Frailty
Frailty - epidemiology
Health Status
Humans
Leisure Activities
Male
Older people
Recreation
Regression analysis
Republic of Korea
Social Behavior
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Summary:In this study, we performed a logistic regression analysis according to the frequency of participation in social leisure activities (education, clubs, social groups, volunteer activities, religious activities, and senior citizens' welfare center use) by men and women aged ≥ 65 years. We investigated the frequency of participation in social leisure activities and their association with the level of frailty (health vs. pre-frailty, health vs. frailty, pre-frailty vs. frailty). This study included 10,297 older adults (men: 4128, women: 6169) who participated in the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans, and were divided into three groups (healthy, pre-frailty, and frailty). Five frailty index components were used to measure the frailty level. There was a positive relationship between the elderly's religious activities, four times a week, from the healthy stage to the frailty stage, from the healthy stage to the pre-frailty stage, and from the pre-frailty stage to the frailty. In addition, positive associations emerged in leisure activities and club activities, respectively, from the healthy stage to the frailty stage (once a week, respectively). Positive association also emerged from the healthy stage to the pre-frailty and from the pre-frailty stage to the frailty stage (once a month to once in a two-week period).
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17238909