Is Physical Activity Associated with Physical Literacy and Health Literacy in Older Women? Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Croatia

Flegar Tamara, Zenic Natasa (), Pehar Miran, Kesic Marijana Geets and Sekulic Damir
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Flegar Tamara: University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia
Zenic Natasa: University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia
Pehar Miran: University of Mostar, Faculty of Science and Education, High Performance Sport Center, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kesic Marijana Geets: University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia
Sekulic Damir: University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism, 2025, vol. 32, issue 3, 48-54

Abstract: Introduction. Physical literacy (PL) and health literacy (HL) are important concepts that are theoretically associated with physical activity (PA), but studies have rarely examined these problems simultaneously in older adults, particularly women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between HL and PL with PA in women older than 60 years from Croatia. Material and methods. The participants were 49 women from an urban center in southern Croatia who were tested on HL (via the validated Croatian version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire), PL (via the Perceived Physical Literacy Questionnaire for South Eastern Europe), and PA (via the Nordic Physical Activity Questionnaire – short version) in controlled settings. Different facets of PL and HL were univariately and multivariately correlated with weekly moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and weekly vigorous PA (VPA). Results. Almost 39% of the participants reached the World Health Organization recommendations for weekly PA. The PL variables were not significantly correlated with MVPA, nor with VPA (up to 6% of the common variance). The HL was significantly (p

Keywords: physical exercising; health literacy; active aging; HLS-EU-Q; PPLQ; regression models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.2478/pjst-2025-0020

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