학술게시판: 논문

[참여대학원생 장아람] The cross-lagged panel analysis between frailty and physical activity among community-dwelling older adults by age groups

2021-10-20l 조회수 745
Sagong H, Jang AR, Kim DE, Won CW, Yoon JY†. The cross-lagged panel analysis between frailty and physical activity among community-dwelling older adults by age groups. Journal of Aging and Health. 2021;33(5-6):387-395. doi:10.1177/0898264320987365



Abstract

Objectives: This study was to investigate the reciprocal relationship between frailty and physical activity among older adults by age group (middle-old: 70-79 years; oldest-old: 80-84 years) within 2 years using cross-lagged panel analysis. Methods: The study data were derived from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study, and a total of 1092 participants were included. Results: Frailty and high physical activity had significant reciprocal relationships in the middle-old group, which indicates that frailty was associated with less high physical activity, and high physical activity predicts less frailty after 2 years. In the oldest-old group, there was no statistically significant reciprocal relationship between frailty and any level of physical activity reference to low physical activity and vice versa after 2 years. Discussion: Further studies on the relationship between frailty and physical activity of the oldest-old population and specific physical activity guidelines for older adults are needed.

Keywords: frailty; longitudinal study; older adults; physical activity