Association of self-reported and device-measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity with health-related quality of life among European older adults

Sansano-Nadal, O. et al. (2021) Association of self-reported and device-measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity with health-related quality of life among European older adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13252. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413252)

Abstract

Human movement behaviours such as physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) during waking time have a significant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults. In this study, we aimed to analyse the association between self-reported and device-measured SB and PA with HRQoL in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults from four European countries. A subsample of 1193 participants from the SITLESS trial (61% women and 75.1 ± 6.2 years old) were included in the analysis. The association between self-reported and objective measures of SB and PA with HRQoL were quantified using Spearman’s Rho coefficients. The strength of the associations between self-reported and device-measured PA and SB with self-rated HRQoL (mental composite score, MCS; physical composite score, PCS) were assessed through multivariate multiple regression analysis. Self-reported and device-measured PA and SB levels showed significant but poor associations with PCS (p < 0.05). The association with MCS was only significant but poor with self-reported light PA (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). In conclusion, the findings of this study suggest that both self-reported and device-measured PA of all intensities were positively and significantly associated, while SB was negatively and significantly associated with the PCS of the SF-12.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 programme (grant number H2020-Grant 634270).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McIntosh, Professor Emma

Creator Roles

McIntosh, E.: Investigation, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Sansano-Nadal, O., Giné-Garriga, M., Rodríguez-Roca, B., Guerra-Balic, M., Ferri, K., Wilson, J. J., Caserotti, P., Øllgaard Olsen, P., Blackburn, N. E., Rothenbacher, D., Dallmeier, D., Roqué-Fíguls, M., McIntosh, E., and Martín-Borràs, C.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment
• Journal Name: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 1661-7827
• ISSN (Online): 1660-4601
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(24):13252
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License