The association of resilience and physical activity in older adults: cross-sectional analyses from the NICOLA study

Maeve O’Doherty; Conor Cunningham; Ruth D. Neill; Mark A. Tully

doi:10.1007/s10389-024-02274-3

The association of resilience and physical activity in older adults: cross-sectional analyses from the NICOLA study

Maeve O’Doherty
, Conor Cunningham
, Ruth D. Neill
, Mark A. Tully

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Abstract

Aim: As more of the world’s population are living longer, supporting the mental and physical health of older adults is becoming increasingly important in public health. Resilience is a dynamic process encompassing positive adaptation in the face of adverse experiences that would otherwise lead to poor outcomes. The aim of the study is to explore the association between physical activity and resilience in older adults.

Subject and methods: The data used in this study was taken from the results of the Self Completed Questionnaires and Computer Assisted Personal Interviews from the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing. A secondary analysis was conducted on a sample of 4040 participants to examine the association between resilience (Brief Resilience Scale) and on moderate/vigorous physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form) through chi-square and Mann–Whitney U tests and an ordinal regression being conducted.

Results: Data was included for 4040 participants, of whom 90% did not meet the recommended moderate physical activity guidelines. The findings of this study indicated that higher resilience levels are associated with higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity levels.

Conclusion: Worryingly, a large percentage of the older adult population are not sufficiently active and this is something that needs to be addressed. The findings suggest that with these low levels of physical activity, interventions should be created to target this population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Public Health
Early online date	15 May 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02274-3
Publication status	Published online - 15 May 2024

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Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.

Data Availability Statement

The data from the Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Ageing (NICOLA) are available but restrictions apply to the dataset. Data access is available by request through the NICOLA Data Access Committee.

Funding

MAT, CC, R.D.N, MO’D are funded by the NIHR [Public Health Research (NIHR131550)]. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. For the NICOLA study financial support was provided by Queen’s University Belfast, Wellcome Trust/Wolfson Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Health and Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency, UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland, Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland, Economic and Social Research Council, and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. No financial support was used within this study analysis.

Funders	Funder number
Economic and Social Research Council
Public Health Agency
Wellcome Trust
Queens University Belfast
Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland
NIHR131550

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Cross-sectional
Northern Ireland
Older adults
Physical activity
Resilience

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