Microeconomic models of physical activity, cognition and health care utilization in the aging population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Sabrina Lenzen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Microeconomic Models

Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Health-Care Utilization in Older Adults

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Y. Martin ◽  
M. Paige Powell ◽  
Claire Peel ◽  
Sha Zhu ◽  
Richard Allman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physician Visits

This study examined whether leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) was associated with health-care utilization in a racially diverse sample of rural and urban older adults. Community-dwelling adults (N= 1,000, 75.32 ± 6.72 years old) self-reported participating in LTPA and their use of the health-care system (physician visits, number and length of hospitalizations, and emergency-room visits). After controlling for variables associated with health and health-care utilization, older adults who reported lower levels of LTPA also reported a greater number of nights in the hospital in the preceding year. There was no support, however, for a relationship between LTPA and the other indicators of health-care utilization. Our findings suggest that being physically active might translate to a quicker recovery for older adults who are hospitalized. Being physically active might not only have health benefits for older persons but also lead to lower health-care costs.

scholarly journals The Association Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Subsequent Health Care Utilization in Older Men

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 820-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Langsetmo ◽  
Allyson M Kats ◽  
Peggy M Cawthon ◽  
Jane A Cauley ◽  
Tien N Vo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

The Association Between Physical Activity, Productivity, and Health Care Utilization Among Employees in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 706-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Regina Fonseca ◽  
Moacyr Roberto Cuce Nobre ◽  
Nicolaas P. Pronk ◽  
Luciana Alves Santos
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Care Utilization

scholarly journals Prevalence, Risk Factors, Activity Limitation and Health Care Utilization of an Obese Population-Based Sample with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. e18-e24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas T Vozoris ◽  
Denis E O’Donnell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Activity Limitation ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and determine the risk factors and health associations among individuals with combined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity.METHODS: Canadian national health survey data from 1994 to 2007 (n=650,000) were used. The presence of COPD was based on health professional-diagnosed self-report. The presence of obesity, defined by body mass index ≥30 kg/m2, was identified using self-reported and measured height and weight. Hospitalization, homecare use, physical activity assessments and socioeconomic data were all self-reported.RESULTS: In 2005, the prevalence of obesity in COPD (n=3470) and non-COPD (n=92,237) individuals was 24.6% and 17.1%, respectively (P<0.0001). In contrast to the non-COPD group, in which obesity prevalence increased by 38% over 14 years, obesity prevalence increased by only 5% in people with COPD over this same time period. Female sex was the only independent risk factor for obesity in COPD. Previous smoking, residing in Atlantic Canada and the Territories, and low education level were independent risk factors for obesity in the non-COPD group, but not in the COPD group. The odds of physical activity limitation and health care utilization were significantly higher among obese individuals with COPD compared with nonobese COPD and obese non-COPD groups.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of obesity was higher in COPD, and exceeded that of the larger non-COPD group throughout the 13-year observation period. The presence of obesity in COPD was associated with significantly higher risk of severe activity limitation and increased health care utilization. The combination of obesity and COPD has major implications for health care delivery that has not been previously appreciated.

scholarly journals BMI, Physical Activity, and Health Care Utilization/Costs among Medicare Retirees

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1450-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feifei Wang ◽  
Tim McDonald ◽  
Bonnie Reffitt ◽  
Dee W. Edington
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Care Utilization

scholarly journals Impact of a Managed-Medicare Physical Activity Benefit on Health Care Utilization and Costs in Older Adults With Diabetes

Diabetes Care ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Q. Nguyen ◽  
R. T. Ackermann ◽  
E. M. Berke ◽  
A. Cheadle ◽  
B. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Care Utilization

scholarly journals Health behaviours and health-care utilization in Canadian schoolchildren

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara FL Kirk ◽  
Stefan Kuhle ◽  
Arto Ohinmaa ◽  
Paul J Veugelers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Lower Health

AbstractObjectivePoor nutritional habits and physical inactivity are two health behaviours believed to be linked with increasing rates of overweight and obesity in children. The objective of the present study was to determine whether children who reported healthier behaviours, specifically in relation to nutrition and physical activity, also had lower health-care utilization.DesignPopulation-based cross-sectional study, linking survey data from the 2003 Children's Lifestyle and School Performance Study (CLASS) with Nova Scotia administrative health data. Health-care utilization was defined as both (i) the total physician costs and (ii) the number of physician visits, for each child from 2001 to 2006. Exposures were two indices of healthy eating, the Diet Quality Index and the Healthy Eating Index, and self-reported physical activity and screen time behaviours.SettingElementary schools in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.SubjectsGrade 5 students and their parents; of the 5200 students who participated in CLASS and completed surveys, 4380 (84 %) could be linked with information in the administrative data sets.ResultsThe study found a relationship between both indices of healthy eating and a borderline significant trend towards lower health-care utilization in this population sample of children. No statistically significant relationships were seen for physical activity or screen time.ConclusionsBoth measures of diet quality produced similar results. The study suggests that healthy eating habits established in childhood may be associated with lower health-care utilization, although further research over a longer time frame is needed to demonstrate statistical significance.

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