ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1492342
This article is part of the Research TopicIntegrated Strategies for Lifelong Health: Multidimensional Approaches to Aging and Lifestyle InterventionsView all 24 articles
Patterns of leisure participation of older people and their health conditions: a survey in Fujian, China
Provisionally accepted
Zhen Li*
Xiao YAN- Shanghai Customs College, pudong, China
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Objective: To explore the association between leisure activity participation and health conditions in a population-based sample of older adults in Fujian Province, China.Method: A population-based cross-sectional study covering a multiple-stage sample of 527 subjects aged 60 years and older. Physical activity was assessed through the long version of the living conditions of the Chinese older adults in urban and rural areas, using home interviews using a last-week recall. The questionnaire covers 14 different activities and was grouped into 5 activity types.Results: Almost 20% of the subjects participated in one or fewer leisure activity and the young-old subjects and men were more likely to engage in vigorous activities than their counterparts. Older adults who had better self-rated health enjoyed more leisure activities than those who thought themselves with bad health after controlling for some demographic factors. Participants living in urban with better self-rated health and higher educational level showed more active in mental, physical and productive activities.Conclusions: The findings identify significant correlates of leisure activity participation among older Chinese adults, providing preliminary evidence to support successful aging initiatives and health policy development for older populations.
Keywords: leisure activity participation, older adults, Health condition (HC), successful aging, Urban-rural differences
Received: 06 Sep 2024; Accepted: 25 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Zhen Li, Shanghai Customs College, pudong, China
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