Physical activity and psychological adjustment among retirees: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health-related behaviors may change after retirement and induce changes in the mental health. This systematic review aimed to investigate the nature of changes in physical activity and leisure activities, as well as the relationship between physical activity, leisure, and psychological adjustment among retirees.

Methods

Search of papers was done in three electronic databases of PubMed, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus without constraints on time, geographical regions, or languages in February 2022. The papers that had examined the relationship between physical activity and adjustment among retirees using observational design (cross-sectional or longitudinal) were included in the present study. To evaluate the methodological quality of cross-sectional studies, Joanna

SUBMITTER: Sharifi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature