Types of Sports and Exercise Group Participation and Sociopsychological Health in Older Adults: A 3-Yr Longitudinal Study

ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to identify the association between a specific sports type and exercise group participation and longitudinal changes in sociopsychological health among community-dwelling older adults. Methods Three years of data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study were u...

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Published in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2022-10, Vol.54 (10), p.1657-1664
Main Authors: TSUJI, TAISHI, KANAMORI, SATORU, WATANABE, RYOTA, YOKOYAMA, MEIKO, MIYAGUNI, YASUHIRO, SAITO, MASASHIGE, KONDO, KATSUNORI
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Summary:ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to identify the association between a specific sports type and exercise group participation and longitudinal changes in sociopsychological health among community-dwelling older adults. Methods Three years of data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study were used, comprising a total of 33,746 men and 36,799 women age ≥65 yr. To determine the relationship between 20 types of sports and exercise group participation in 2016 (baseline) and changes in depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)), self-rated health (4-point scale), subjective well-being (11-point scale), and frequency of laughter (days per month) from 2016 to 2019, we performed linear regression analyses with conducting a multivariate adjustment for potential confounders using an inverse probability weighting method. Results The mean changes over 3 yr were +0.32 and +0.28 in GDS-15, −0.06 and −0.05 in self-rated health, −0.08 and −0.06 in subjective well-being, and −1.21 and −1.19 in frequency of laughter, in men and women, respectively. Men playing golf in a group were more likely to suppress an increase in the GDS-15 ( B = −0.11, 95% confidence interval, −0.18 to −0.05) and decreases in self-rated health (0.04, 0.02 to 0.06), subjective well-being (0.07, 0.02 to 0.12), and frequency of laughter (0.45, 0.11 to 0.80). Women participating in walking, weight exercises, and hiking groups were more likely to prevent an increase in the GDS-15 (−0.12, −0.19 to −0.04; −0.09, −0.18 to −0.01; and −0.16, −0.30 to −0.03, respectively) and decreases in self-rated health (0.03, 0.01 to 0.05; 0.03, 0.01 to 0.06; and 0.08, 0.04 to 0.12, respectively). Conclusions Golf in older men and walking, weight exercises, and hiking in older women could be recommended as an effective program for promoting sociopsychological health among older adults in Japan.
ISSN:0195-9131
1530-0315
DOI:10.1249/MSS.0000000000002954