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

AlChan Kim, Eunsurk Yi, Jiyoun Kim and MunHee Kim
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AlChan Kim: Division of Sports Science, Baekseok University, Cheonan 31065, Korea
Eunsurk Yi: Department of Exercise Rehabilitation & Welfare, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea
Jiyoun Kim: Department of Exercise Rehabilitation & Welfare, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea
MunHee Kim: Department of Health Science, Korea National Sport University, Seoul 05541, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-11

Abstract: 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).

Keywords: frailty; aging; older adults; social leisure activities; national survey; Korean senior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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