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Verot E, Chaux R, Gagnaire J, Bonjean P, Gagneux-Brunon A, Berthelot P, Pelissier C, Boulamail B, Chauvin F, Pozzetto B, Botelho-Nevers E. Evaluating the Knowledge of and Behavior Toward COVID-19 and the Possibility of Isolating at a City Level: Survey Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024; 10:e47170. [PMID: 38602767 PMCID: PMC11013031 DOI: 10.2196/47170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Mass testing campaigns were proposed in France during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to detect and isolate asymptomatic individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2. During mass testing in Saint-Étienne (February 2021), we performed a survey of the general population. OBJECTIVE We evaluated, on the scale of a city's population, the literacy level about SARS-CoV-2 transmission, barrier gesture respect, and isolation acceptability or possibility in case of SARS-CoV-2 infection. METHODS We used the validated CovQuest-CC questionnaire. Data were analyzed and correlated with volunteer characteristics and their SARS-CoV-2 screening results using multivariate analysis. RESULTS In total, 4707 participants completed the CovQuest-CC questionnaire. Multivariate analysis revealed that female sex was a determinant of a higher score of knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 transmission (adjusted β coefficient=0.14, 95% CI 0.04-0.23; corrected P=.02). Older ages of 50-59 years (adjusted β coefficient=0.25, 95% CI 0.19-0.31; corrected P<.001) and ≥60 years (adjusted β coefficient=0.25, 95% CI 0.15-0.34; corrected P<.001) were determinants of a higher score on barrier gesture respect compared to ages 20-49 years considered as reference. Female sex was also a determinant of a higher score on barrier gesture respect (adjusted β coefficient=0.10, 95% CI 0.02-4.63; corrected P<.001). The knowledge score was correlated with the score on barrier gesture respect measures (adjusted β coefficient=0.03, 95% CI 0.001-0.004; corrected P=.001). Older ages of 50-59 years (adjusted β coefficient=0.21, 95% CI 0.13-0.29; corrected P<.001) and ≥60 years (adjusted β coefficient=0.25, 95% CI 0.1-0.38; corrected P<.001) were determinants of a higher score on isolation acceptability or possibility compared to the age of 20-49 years considered as reference. Finally, the knowledge score regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission was significantly associated with a lower risk of RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) positivity (adjusted odds ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.69-0.94; corrected P<.03), implying that a 1-point increase in the knowledge score lowers the risk of positivity by 20% on average. CONCLUSIONS This study identified factors associated with health literacy regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic individuals in a large French city's population. We can confirm that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the determinants of better health literacy are not the same as those in other contexts. It seems critical to obtain a more detailed understanding of the determinants of individual citizens' behavior, as part of a strategy to combat the large-scale spread of the virus. The harsh experience of this pandemic should teach us how to nurture research to structure customized interventions to encourage the adoption of ad hoc behaviors to engage citizens in adapting behaviors more favorable to their health.
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- Elise Verot
- CIC EC 1408 INSERM Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France
- Laboratoire Parcours Santé Systémique- UR4129, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, St Priest-en-Jarez, France
- Chaire Hygée, Institut PRESAGE, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Laboratoire Parcours Santé Systémique- UR4129, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, St Priest-en-Jarez, France
- Unité de Gestion des Risques infectieux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- Service d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- Team GIMAP, CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Laboratoire Parcours Santé Systémique- UR4129, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, St Priest-en-Jarez, France
- Service d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- Team GIMAP, CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
- Chaire PreVacCI, Institut PRESAGE, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Unité de Gestion des Risques infectieux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- Service d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- Team GIMAP, CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
- Chaire PreVacCI, Institut PRESAGE, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
- Laboratoire des Agents Infectieux et d'Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Occupational Health Service University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- UMRESTTE, Université Lyon 1, Université Gustave Eiffel-IFSTTAR, UMR t 9405, Lyon, France
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- Unité de Gestion des Risques infectieux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- CIC EC 1408 INSERM Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France
- Laboratoire Parcours Santé Systémique- UR4129, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, St Priest-en-Jarez, France
- Chaire Hygée, Institut PRESAGE, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Team GIMAP, CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
- Laboratoire des Agents Infectieux et d'Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Laboratoire Parcours Santé Systémique- UR4129, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, St Priest-en-Jarez, France
- Service d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- Team GIMAP, CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
- Chaire PreVacCI, Institut PRESAGE, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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Lima ACP, Maximiano-Barreto MA, Martins TCR, Luchesi BM. Factors associated with poor health literacy in older adults: A systematic review. Geriatr Nurs 2024; 55:242-254. [PMID: 38070263 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with poor health literacy in older adults. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted, employing the descriptors "Aged" and "Health Literacy". PROSPERO - CRD 42022350140. RESULTS Out of 23,500 articles screened, 176 were selected. Several factors associated with poor health literacy in older adults were identified, such as sociodemographic (e.g., advanced age, low educational level, non-white population, and others), social (e.g., poor family/social support, loneliness, social isolation, few social activities, and others), economic (e.g., lower income and/or lower socioeconomic status) and health aspects (e.g., poor health, chronic conditions, mental health challenges, hospitalizations, frailty, physical inactivity, cognitive impairment, and others). CONCLUSIONS The factors associated with poor health literacy in older adults identified in this review could contribute to future research, support interventions to improve health literacy, and assist professionals in planning educational activities and public policies.
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- Ana Caroline Pinto Lima
- Campus de Três Lagoas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil
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- Campus de Três Lagoas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil; Instituto Integrado de Saúde, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Campus de Três Lagoas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil; Research Group on Mental Health, Cognition and Aging, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Ingadottir B, Bragadottir B, Zoëga S, Blondal K, Jonsdottir H, Hafsteinsdottir EJG. Sense of security during COVID-19 isolation improved with better health literacy - A cross-sectional study. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2023:107788. [PMID: 37173221 PMCID: PMC10159664 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess sense of security, health literacy, and the association between sense of security and health literacy during COVID-19 self-isolation. METHODS In this cross-sectional survey all adults who caught COVID-19 from the onset of the pandemic until June 2020 in Iceland and received surveillance from a special COVID-19 outpatient clinic, were eligible. Participants retrospectively answered the Sense of Security in Care - Patients' Evaluation and the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire. Data were analysed with parametric and non-parametric tests. RESULTS Participants' (N = 937, 57% female, median age 49 (IQR=23)) sense of security during isolation was Med 5.5 (IQR=1) and 90% had sufficient health literacy. The proposed regression model (R2 =.132) indicated that those with sufficient health literacy had, on average, higher sense of security than those with inadequate health literacy. CONCLUSION Sense of security was high among individuals who received surveillance from an outpatient clinic during isolation and was associated with health literacy. The high health literacy rate may be an indication of a high COVID-19 specific health literacy rather than general health literacy. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Healthcare professionals can improve the sense of security of patients through measures to improve their health literacy, including their navigation health literacy, by practising good communication, and providing effective patient education.
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- Brynja Ingadottir
- University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Eiriksgata 34, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali - University Hospital of Iceland, Skaftahlid 24, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- Primary Care of the Capital Area, Alfabakka 16, 109 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Eiriksgata 34, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali - University Hospital of Iceland, Skaftahlid 24, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Eiriksgata 34, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali - University Hospital of Iceland, Skaftahlid 24, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Eiriksgata 34, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali - University Hospital of Iceland, Skaftahlid 24, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland
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Özbaş N, Karadağ M. The Effect of Education Planned According to Health Literacy Level on Functionality, Problems Experienced, and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement: A Nonrandomized Comparison Group Intervention Study. Orthop Nurs 2023; 42:165-176. [PMID: 37262376 DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Total knee arthroplasty procedures significantly improve quality of life for persons with debilitating pain. It is essential to plan patient education according to the level of health literacy. This nonrandomized comparison group intervention study examines the effect of education planned according to health literacy level on functionality, postoperative problems (pain and anxiety), and quality of life in patients who undergo total knee replacement. During the study, patients in the intervention group (n = 51) were provided with the planned patient education according to their health literacy level, whereas patients in the comparison group were given routine care (n = 51). Patients in the postoperative intervention group experienced fewer problems (p < .05). Education tailored to patients' health literacy levels had a positive effect on their functionality and quality of life (p < .05). Our findings suggest planning education according to patient health literacy levels may have a positive influence on functionality, postoperative problems, and quality of life among patients undergoing total knee replacement.
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- Nilgün Özbaş
- Nilgün Özbasş, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Akdağmadeni School of Health, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
- Mevlüde Karadağ, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yüksek I˙htisas University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Nilgün Özbasş, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Akdağmadeni School of Health, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
- Mevlüde Karadağ, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yüksek I˙htisas University, Ankara, Turkey
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Costa A, Feteira-Santos R, Alarcão V, Henriques A, Madeira T, Virgolino A, Arriaga M, Nogueira PJ. Health Literacy among Older Adults in Portugal and Associated Sociodemographic, Health and Healthcare-Related Factors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4172. [PMID: 36901182 PMCID: PMC10002045 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Although the health literacy level of the general population was described recently, little is known about its specific levels among older adults in Portugal. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the levels of health literacy demonstrated by older adults in Portugal and explore associated factors. Using a randomly generated list of telephone numbers, adults aged 65 years or more living in mainland Portugal were contacted in September and October 2022. Sociodemographic, health and healthcare-related variables were collected, and the 12-item version of the European Health Literacy Survey Project 2019-2021 was used to measure health literacy. Then, binary logistic regression models were used to investigate factors associated with limited general health literacy. In total, 613 participants were surveyed. The mean level of general health literacy was (59.15 ± 13.05; n = 563), whereas health promotion (65.82 ± 13.19; n = 568) and appraising health information (65.16 ± 13.26; n = 517) were the highest scores in the health literacy domain and the dimension of health information processing, respectively. Overall, 80.6% of respondents revealed limited general health literacy, which was positively associated with living in a difficult household financial situation (4.17; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.64-10.57), perceiving one's own health status as poorer (7.12; 95% CI: 2.02-25.09), and having a fair opinion about a recent interaction with primary healthcare services (2.75; 95% CI: 1.46-5.19). The proportion of older adults with limited general health literacy in Portugal is significant. This result should be considered to inform health planning according to the health literacy gap of older adults in Portugal.
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- Andreia Costa
- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- CIDNUR—Centro de Investigação, Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal
- CRC-W—Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- EPI Task-Force FMUL, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- EPI Task-Force FMUL, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Área Disciplinar Autónoma de Bioestatística (Laboratório de Biomatemática), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (CIES-Iscte), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte), 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- CIDNUR—Centro de Investigação, Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório de Nutrição, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- CIDNUR—Centro de Investigação, Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal
- CRC-W—Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- EPI Task-Force FMUL, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Área Disciplinar Autónoma de Bioestatística (Laboratório de Biomatemática), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal
- Comprehensive Health Research Center, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal
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Arnadottir SA, Einarsdottir L, Sigurdardottir AK. Basic mobility, accidental falls, and lifetime physical activity among rural and urban community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study in Northern Iceland. Int J Circumpolar Health 2022; 81:2084818. [PMID: 35702870 PMCID: PMC9225724 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2084818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The objective of this research was to investigate late-life physical functioning and lifetime history of physical activity (PA) among older adults in rural and urban Arctic communities. Data was collected in a cross-sectional, population-based study among 65 to 92-year-old community-dwelling Icelanders (N = 175, 41% ≥75-year-old, 43% women, 40% rural). Late-life physical functioning was operationalised as: basic mobility (Timed Up and Go in seconds, TUG); fall risk (TUG≥12 sec); a fall (≥1 fall/year); and recurrent falls (≥2 falls/year). PA history was based on a self-assessment. Compared to urban participants, rural participants were more likely to have fallen recently, be at fall risk, and describe more PA history. Among urban participants, no fall in the past year was independently associated with more PA in middle adulthood; and worse basic mobility and late-life fall risk were independently associated with being in the ≥75-year-old group. Among rural participants, recurrent falls were independently associated with being a man; and better basic mobility was independently associated with more PA in late adulthood. To conclude, this evidence supports an important association between better late-life physical functioning and more mid- and late-life PA and encourages further research to understand high fall risk among older men in Arctic rural areas.
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- Solveig A Arnadottir
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Landspitali - the National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Landspitali - the National University of Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Department of Education and Science, Akureyri Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland
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