title: Associations between the settings of exercise habits and health-related outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between the settings of exercise habits and health-related outcomes in community-dwelling older adults. [Subjects] A total of 304 Japanese community-dwelling older adults (70.3 ± 4.1 years; 113 males and 191 females) participated in this study. [Methods] Demographic characteristics, medical conditions, exercise habits, and health-related outcomes were assessed by face-to-face interviews and self-reported questionnaires. Older adults who had exercise habits were classified into two groups: individual- and group-based exercise habits groups, and the health-related outcomes were compared between groups. [Results] The scores for the Geriatric Depression Scale, exercise self-efficacy, and dietary variety of older adults who had group-based exercise habits were better than those of older adults who had individual-based exercise habits. In addition, the exercise settings (individual- and group-based) were significantly associated with scores for the Geriatric Depression Scale (odds ratio = 0.76) and exercise self-efficacy (odds ratio = 1.26), even after adjusting for age and gender. [Conclusion] These results implied that habitual exercise in group settings may have an effective role in promoting exercise self-efficacy and mental health.
authors: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan ; Houseikai Health Care Group, Japan.
authors: Keitaro
authors: K
authors: Makino
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors: Hikaru
authors: H
authors: Ihira
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Mizumoto
authors: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors: Kotaro
authors: K
authors: Shimizu
authors: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors: Toyoaki
authors: T
authors: Ishida
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors: Taketo
authors: T
authors: Furuna
keywords: Exercise habits; Exercise self-efficacy; Group exercise