Leisure Activity Engagement Among the Oldest Old in China, 1998-2018.

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  • Author(s): Feng Q;Feng Q; Fong JH; Fong JH; Zhang W; Zhang W; Liu C; Liu C; Chen H; Chen H
  • Source:
    American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2020 Oct; Vol. 110 (10), pp. 1535-1537. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 20.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
      Original Publication: New York [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Aging* ; Public Health* ; Sedentary Behavior*; Leisure Activities/*psychology; Aged, 80 and over ; China/epidemiology ; Exercise ; Female ; Humans ; Longevity ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male
    • Abstract:
      Objectives. To examine the trends of leisure activity engagement among the oldest old in China for the past 2 decades. Methods. Our panel data came from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, which systematically asked respondents about their current participation in leisure activities over a 20-year period. The final sample contained 66 789 interviews from 1998 to 2018. We applied generalized estimating equations regression models in our analysis. Results. Compared with 1998, odds ratios of television watching among Chinese oldest old individuals increased by about 2 to 3 times in 2018. Meanwhile, the odds ratio of exercise declined by 24%, mostly in men; playing cards and mah-jongg declined by about 30% for men. Results also showed that reading became less popular in the oldest old, and Chinese women tended to do more housework than before. Conclusions. Our findings indicated that Chinese oldest old persons have become more sedentary and solitary in the past 2 decades. The negative trend in leisure activity engagement among the elderly Chinese population warrants policy attention, and the urgent development of public health interventions is required to reverse such trends.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200821 Date Completed: 20201110 Latest Revision: 20221003
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7483117
    • Accession Number:
      10.2105/AJPH.2020.305798
    • Accession Number:
      32816553