Nicole A Viviano1, Elizabeth Galik2, Barbara Resnick2. 1. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Gerontology, 660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall 222, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States of America. Electronic address: nicole.viviano@som.umaryland.edu. 2. University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States of America.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nursing home (NH) residents with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment experience mostly sedentary lifestyles. AIM: Previous research has examined racial differences in physical activity (PA) levels in community-dwelling older adults but not in NH residents with cognitive impairment, and the current study aimed to examine these differences. METHODS: This was a secondary data analysis of baseline data from the Function and Behavior Focused Care Intervention (FBFC) study. The sample included 247 cognitively impaired residents from 12 NHs who wore an ActiGraph to measure PA. RESULTS: The residents' mean age was 82.6 (SD = 10.1) and had an average MMSE score of 7.8 (SD = 5.0). The sample (N = 247) was 41% African American and 59% White. African American and White residents engaged in only 50.6 and 46.2 min of light- and 1.5 and 1.1 min of moderate-level PA, respectively. Based on a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), there was not a statistically significant difference between African American and White residents on combined dependent PA measures [F (8, 237) = 1.067, p = .387, Wilks' Λ = 0.962]. There was a trend that direct care providers subjectively reported that White residents engaged in more PA than their African American counterparts [F(8, 237) = 2.741, p = .09]. CONCLUSIONS: These findings are not consistent with prior research. However, these findings indicate severely low levels of PA in NH residents, regardless of racial group. Future research should prioritize PA interventions that make accommodations for all NH residents, and especially consider their underlying physical comorbidities and cognitive function.
BACKGROUND: Nursing home (NH) residents with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment experience mostly sedentary lifestyles. AIM: Previous research has examined racial differences in physical activity (PA) levels in community-dwelling older adults but not in NH residents with cognitive impairment, and the current study aimed to examine these differences. METHODS: This was a secondary data analysis of baseline data from the Function and Behavior Focused Care Intervention (FBFC) study. The sample included 247 cognitively impaired residents from 12 NHs who wore an ActiGraph to measure PA. RESULTS: The residents' mean age was 82.6 (SD = 10.1) and had an average MMSE score of 7.8 (SD = 5.0). The sample (N = 247) was 41% African American and 59% White. African American and White residents engaged in only 50.6 and 46.2 min of light- and 1.5 and 1.1 min of moderate-level PA, respectively. Based on a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), there was not a statistically significant difference between African American and White residents on combined dependent PA measures [F (8, 237) = 1.067, p = .387, Wilks' Λ = 0.962]. There was a trend that direct care providers subjectively reported that White residents engaged in more PA than their African American counterparts [F(8, 237) = 2.741, p = .09]. CONCLUSIONS: These findings are not consistent with prior research. However, these findings indicate severely low levels of PA in NH residents, regardless of racial group. Future research should prioritize PA interventions that make accommodations for all NH residents, and especially consider their underlying physical comorbidities and cognitive function.
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