BACKGROUND The Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI) was developed to measure reintegration to normal living after major traumas/illnesses. Its psychometric properties remain unknown when used to measure participation restriction under the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (WHO-ICF) framework. This study examines the psychometr...

The authors examined factors related to participation in walking, gardening or yard work, and sports or exercise in 686 community-dwelling adults 60-95 years of age from Wave IV of the population-based Americans' Changing Lives Study. Logistic regression revealed that male gender, being married, and better functional health were associated with greater likelihood of participating in gardening o...

Purpose: To define the level of quality of life in an elderly population and to investigate the effects of selected variables, such as anemia, fatigue, depression and sleep disorders, on the quality of life. Design and Methods: The study was conducted in Gazioğlu Nursing Home, located in the city center of Kayseri, on 136 subjects ≥65 in the year 2008-2009. Data were collected using the Geriatr...

OBJECTIVE In Brazil, older adults frequently participate in community groups. However, the influence of this participation on physical activity levels has not been fully investigated. It is known that both regular physical activity and social support are beneficial for health. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between participation in community groups and physical activity am...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to describe the coverage for cervical cancer screening among the visitors of a food exhibition in Brussels, Belgium and to describe the factors that affect their participation in the screening programs. METHODS The participants aged between 25 and 64 years were recruited during a food exhibition at the Brussels Exhibition Centre from 6 until 21 October 201...

One of the main economic and social wealth Uzbekistan is its people. Although policymaker pay special attention at gender equality in almost every aspect our lives, we still have bias labor market. The current study empirically investigated relationship between female force participation prosperity country. paper implemented Granger casualty test to define which variable causes change another a...

BACKGROUND Social inequalities in health can be explained in part by the social patterning of leisure-time physical activity, such as non-participation in sports. This study is the first to explore whether absolute and relative educational inequalities in sporting inactivity among adults have changed in Germany since the early 2000s. METHODS Data from four cross-sectional national health surv...

BACKGROUND Participation in social activities is thought to prevent heart disease, but evidence is inconclusive. DESIGN We assessed whether participating in social activities reduces the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a large prospective study of 735,159 middle-aged UK women. METHODS Women reported their participation in eight social activities (religious group, voluntary work, adu...

BACKGROUND Motor proficiency is positively associated with physical activity levels. The aim of this study is to investigate associations between the timing of infant motor development and subsequent sports participation during adolescence. METHODS Prospective observational study. The study population consisted of 9,009 individuals from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. Motor developmen...