Determinants of physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physical activity (PA) is critical for disease prevention and maintaining functional ability with aging. Despite this, as many as 50% of older adults in populations worldwide are considered insufficiently active. There is a recognized need to mobilize policies targeted toward modifiable determinants of healthy aging like PA. This umbrella review aimed to summarize the evidence for determinants of PA in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

A research librarian searched six databases. Systematic and scoping reviews were included if they investigated community-dwelling people with a mean age of 60 + years and examined a relationship between a determinant and any type of PA. Two independent reviewers screened and extracted data from all reviews. JBI methodology

SUBMITTER: D'Amore C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature