Leisure-free time activities and walking outside their homes among the elderly in the province of Guadalajara

To find out what elderly people in the province of Guadalajara do in their leisure/free time and daily walking, in the supposition that these can be improved. This was a descriptive, crossover study based on a population-group. At community level, in the primary care context. People over 65 without...

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Published inAtención primaria Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 685 - 688
Main Authors Albert Cuñat, V, Maestro Castelblanque, E, Martínez Pérez, J A, Santos Altozano, C, Monge Jodra, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.12.2000
Subjects
Aged
Cross-Over Studies
Female
Hobbies
Humans
Leisure Activities
Male
Rural Population
Sex Factors
Spain
Urban Population
Walking
Spain
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Summary:To find out what elderly people in the province of Guadalajara do in their leisure/free time and daily walking, in the supposition that these can be improved. This was a descriptive, crossover study based on a population-group. At community level, in the primary care context. People over 65 without cognitive deterioration and resident in the community, selected at random on the basis of population data bases. The sample finally studied was made up of 192 men and 196 women from the country-side, and 172 men and 220 women from an urban background. Everyone was interviewed at home or the health centre according to their preferences through a questionnaire, which had undergone a stability study of the replies beforehand through the kappa test-retest coefficient. We screened cognitive deterioration through the Pfeiffer test. In the country, 43.6% of elderly people (CI: 38.6-48.7) walked under half an hour a day; in the urban context, 34.4% (CI: 29.8-39.4) did so. 24.7% of men (CI: 20.4-29.6) did so; and 51.4% of women (CI: 46.5-56.3). The differences were significant in the two cases. 12.1% (CI: 9.1-15.9) of elderly people in the country had no hobbies, and 9.4% (CI: 6.8-12.9) in the town. Among men and women, this broke down as 11.3% (CI: 8.3-15.1) and 10.1% (CI: 7.5-13.5). respectively. There were no significant differences. Leisure and free time activities among people over 65 in the province of Guadalajara must be fostered; but above all a daily walk for over half an hour must be encouraged.
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ISSN:0212-6567
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