The relationships among health behaviors in older persons

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; Yogev Kivity

doi:10.1177/0898264311398130

The relationships among health behaviors in older persons

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Yogev Kivity

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Abstract

Objective: To examine the relationships among health behaviors in older persons and whether they form related groups of behaviors. Method: Health behaviors (physical activity, alcohol use, nutrition, weight stability, and smoking) were analyzed using factor analysis in two representative samples of two cohorts of Israeli older persons aged 75 to 94. Data collection was conducted during 1989-1992 for the first cohort (N = 1,200) and during 2000-2002 for the second (N = 421). Results: Four factors of health behaviors were found mostly unrelated: (a) physical activity and weight stability, (b) alcohol use, (c) smoking, and (d) nutrition. Discussion: The analysis enables identification of underlying health-behavior dimensions in an understudied population. Furthermore, the findings have important implications for health-promotion policy, indicating that prevention and health-promotion programs for older persons should target each health behavior, and not assume that the practice of any health behavior implies a healthy overall lifestyle in this population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	822-842
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Aging and Health
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264311398130
State	Published - Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study (CALAS) was funded by the U.S. National Institute on Aging (grants R01-AG05885-03 and R01-5885-06 ). The Israeli Multidisciplinary Aging Study (IMAS) was funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy (Grant A/2/1998 ).

Funding

The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study (CALAS) was funded by the U.S. National Institute on Aging (grants R01-AG05885-03 and R01-5885-06 ). The Israeli Multidisciplinary Aging Study (IMAS) was funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy (Grant A/2/1998 ).

Funders	Funder number
IMAS
Israeli Multidisciplinary Aging Study
National Institute on Aging	R01-AG05885-03, R01-5885-06, R01AG005885
Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research	A/2/1998

Keywords

alcohol drinking
health behaviors
health promotion
physical activity
smoking

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