TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily pedometer steps among older men
T2 - Associations with health-related quality of life and psychosocial health
AU - Vallance, Jeff K.
AU - Eurich, Dean
AU - Lavallee, Celeste
AU - Johnson, Steven T.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Purpose. To determine the associations of daily pedometer steps with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychosocial health. Design. Cross-sectional. Setting. Alberta, Canada. Subjects. Three hundred eighty-five older-aged men 55 years of age and older. Measures. Subjects completed a mailed survey that assessed HRQoL (RAND-12 Health Status Inventory [RAND-12]), depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life. Steps/day were assessed with a pedometer via a 3-day step-monitoring period. Analysis. Average pedometer steps/d were categorized into quartiles (Qs). The primary model assessed the association between average pedometer steps/d as the independent variable of interest and our dependent variables of interest (physical, mental, and global health component scores of the RAND-12). Results. For HRQoL, all three adjusted models (i.e., physical, mental, and global health) indicated a significant linear trend between HRQoL indices across pedometer step Qs, with participants in Q3 and Q4 demonstrating higher physical, mental, and global health compared to participants in the lowest Q of pedometer steps (Q1) (all p < .05). For depression, significant differences were observed between Q1 and Q3 (M diff = 3.3, p = .006, η2 = .019) and Q1 and Q4 (M diff = 2.7, p = .025, η2 = .013). Conclusion. Higher average steps/d were significantly associated with HRQoL across all domains. Oldermen in the higherQs of pedometer steps/d reported less depressive symptoms compared to those in the lowest Q of pedometer steps/d.
AB - Purpose. To determine the associations of daily pedometer steps with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychosocial health. Design. Cross-sectional. Setting. Alberta, Canada. Subjects. Three hundred eighty-five older-aged men 55 years of age and older. Measures. Subjects completed a mailed survey that assessed HRQoL (RAND-12 Health Status Inventory [RAND-12]), depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life. Steps/day were assessed with a pedometer via a 3-day step-monitoring period. Analysis. Average pedometer steps/d were categorized into quartiles (Qs). The primary model assessed the association between average pedometer steps/d as the independent variable of interest and our dependent variables of interest (physical, mental, and global health component scores of the RAND-12). Results. For HRQoL, all three adjusted models (i.e., physical, mental, and global health) indicated a significant linear trend between HRQoL indices across pedometer step Qs, with participants in Q3 and Q4 demonstrating higher physical, mental, and global health compared to participants in the lowest Q of pedometer steps (Q1) (all p < .05). For depression, significant differences were observed between Q1 and Q3 (M diff = 3.3, p = .006, η2 = .019) and Q1 and Q4 (M diff = 2.7, p = .025, η2 = .013). Conclusion. Higher average steps/d were significantly associated with HRQoL across all domains. Oldermen in the higherQs of pedometer steps/d reported less depressive symptoms compared to those in the lowest Q of pedometer steps/d.
KW - Exercise
KW - Motor Activity
KW - Prevention Research
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Walking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84882361507&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4278/ajhp.120316-QUAN-145
DO - 10.4278/ajhp.120316-QUAN-145
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 23402230
AN - SCOPUS:84882361507
SN - 0890-1171
VL - 27
SP - 294
EP - 298
JO - American Journal of Health Promotion
JF - American Journal of Health Promotion
IS - 5
ER -
