Physical Activity and its Influencing Factors in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia: A Path Analysis

Bei Li, Xiuxiu Huang, Chenchen Meng, Qiaoqin Wan and Yongan Sun

Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 2, 301-309

Abstract: Dementia is prevalent in worldwide, and increases the care burden and potential costs. Physical activity (PA) has been increasingly shown to be beneficial for them. This was a cross-sectional observational study aiming to investigate the status of PA among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in Beijing or Hangzhou, China, and verify the relationships between neuropsychiatric symptoms, activities of daily living (ADL), caregivers’ fear of patients’ falling and their PA using a path analysis approach. The level of PA among 216 included people with dementia was low. PA was related to the neuropsychiatric symptoms, with ADL and caregivers’ fear of patients’ falling have mediation roles. The findings indicated that person-centered strategies related to the management of these symptoms might be helpful to improve ADL, relieve caregivers’ concerns about them falling and consequently foster positive participation in PA.

Keywords: dementia; physical activity; influencing factors; COM-B system; community; structural equation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738211033928

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