Exploring the Relationship Between Leisure and Health of Senior Adults with Orthopedic Disabilities Living in Rural Areas
Titel:
Exploring the Relationship Between Leisure and Health of Senior Adults with Orthopedic Disabilities Living in Rural Areas
Auteur:
Zoerink, Dean A.
Verschenen in:
Activities, adaption & aging
Paginering:
Jaargang 26 (2001) nr. 2 pagina's 61-73
Jaar:
2001-12-01
Inhoud:
The purpose of this investigation was to explore the association between leisure-related variables and the perceived physical and mental health of senior adults with orthopedic disabilities who lived in rural areas. Participants were 48 men and women with acquired disabilities who lived in rural areas of the Midwest. They averaged 61 years of age. All were interviewed using an instrument that included (a) two health-related questions, (b) The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, (c) Mastery Scale, (d) The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, (e) The Leisure Satisfaction Scale-Short Form, (f) The Recreation Preference Scale, and (g) The Leisure Barriers Scale. Analysis of variance techniques revealed that there were no significant differences between men and women on measures of health, depression, mastery, self-esteem, or leisure satisfaction. Linear regression analyses indicated that positive health perceptions had significant correlations with the predictor variables of mastery, self-esteem, global leisure satisfaction, psychological satisfaction from leisure, and social satisfaction from leisure. The regression analyses revealed inverse but significant relationships between depression and the predictor variables of mastery, self-esteem, and global leisure satisfaction. Respondents indicated having watched television, read, talked on the phone, socialized/talked, and engaged in a hobby many times over the preceding year. The barriers that influenced their participation were ability, transportation, distance to an activity site, lack of programs, lack of facilities, and health status.
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