Influence of Diabetes-Related Support on Aerobic Activity Among Older African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Influence of Diabetes-Related Support on Aerobic Activity Among Older African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

Published:2018-09-04 Issue:3 Volume:89 Page:279-293
ISSN:0091-4150
Container-title:The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J Aging Hum Dev

Author:

McCaskill Gina M.¹²,Bowen Pamela G.³,Lee Loretta T.³,Burgio Kathryn L.¹²,Leeper James⁴,Clay Olivio J.⁵

Affiliation:

1. Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham VA Medical Center, AL, USA

2. Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA

3. School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA

4. Department of Community and Rural Medicine, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

5. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the influence of diabetes-related support in promoting aerobic activity in a sample of older African Americans. A secondary data analysis was conducted based on a diabetes self-management study of community-dwelling older African Americans. Logistic regression was conducted to examine the influence of diabetes-related support on aerobic activity. The final model demonstrated that there was a strong relationship between having diabetes-related support and aerobic activity, odds ratio =6.56, 95% confidence interval [2.14, 20.11]. The final model also demonstrated a significant influence based on the total number of chronic health conditions on aerobic activity, odds ratio = 0.63, 95% confidence interval [0.498, 0.802]. Findings suggest that older African Americans with Type 2 diabetes and other chronic health conditions may engage in physical activity if they have diabetes-related support from their family and friends.

Funder

This study was supported through a Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics

John A. Hartford Foundation

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Ageing

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0091415018796602

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