Neighborhood environment, social participation, and physical activity in older adults with lower limb osteoarthritis: A mediation analysis.

Older adults with lower limb osteoarthritis (LLOA) are highly dependent on their physical and social environment for being physically active. Longitudinal data from 2286 older adults (Mage = 73.8 years; 50.3% female) in six European countries were analyzed using cross-lagged Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and multi-group SEM. In cross-sectional analyses, neighborhood resources were associated with physical activity (r = 0.26;p < .001) and social participation (r = 0.13;p = .003). Physical activity at follow-up was associated with neighborhood resources, with this relationship mediated by social participation in people with LLOA (β = 0.018;p = .013). To promote future physical activity, opportunities to socially engage in neighborhoods need to be targeted primarily to people with LLOA. Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Florian Herbolsheimer, Nadine Ungar, Erja Portegijs, Dhayana Dallmeier, Laura Schaap, Toby Smith, Brendon Stubbs, Dorly Deeg, Richard Peter, Maria Victoria Castell, Ángel Otero, Mark Edwards, Paola Siviero, Federica Limongi, Elaine Dennison, Natasja van Schoor, Nicola Veronese, Erik J Timmermans, Suzan van der Pas. Neighborhood environment, social participation, and physical activity in older adults with lower limb osteoarthritis: A mediation analysis. Health & place. 2021 Mar;68:102513

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PMID: 33508711

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