TY - JOUR
T1 - The longitudinal relationship between depression and walking behavior in older latinos
T2 - The "¡Caminemos!" study
AU - Hernandez, Rosalba
AU - Prohaska, Thomas R.
AU - Wang, Pin Chieh
AU - Sarkisian, Catherine A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01 AG024460-05 (C. Sarkisian, PI) and P30AG028748 (UCLA Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center). This publication was first drafted at the University of Illinois at Chicago by the lead author through funding received from the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) program. Editing and final submission was made possible by the National Institute of Health under Award Number 5T32 HL069771-10 (M. Daviglus, PI).
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the relationship between baseline depression and prospective engagement in walking and exercise behavior after enrollment in an exercise intervention. Methods: The study used baseline, 1-month, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview and pedometer data collected from Latinos aged >60 years participating in an exercise intervention (¡Caminemos!) at 27 senior centers (n = 572). Results: After joining an exercise intervention, and when using continuous pedometer data and scores from the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS) as the outcomes of interest, older adults with baseline depression exhibited comparable levels of physical activity across time when compared to their nondepressed counterparts. Significant difference in physical activity levels between the depressed and nondepressed subgroups no longer existed within one month of initiating the exercise intervention. Discussion: Among sedentary older Latino adults, having depression may not delay exercise initiation nor does it appear to prevent achievement or maintenance of an exercise program.
AB - Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the relationship between baseline depression and prospective engagement in walking and exercise behavior after enrollment in an exercise intervention. Methods: The study used baseline, 1-month, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview and pedometer data collected from Latinos aged >60 years participating in an exercise intervention (¡Caminemos!) at 27 senior centers (n = 572). Results: After joining an exercise intervention, and when using continuous pedometer data and scores from the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS) as the outcomes of interest, older adults with baseline depression exhibited comparable levels of physical activity across time when compared to their nondepressed counterparts. Significant difference in physical activity levels between the depressed and nondepressed subgroups no longer existed within one month of initiating the exercise intervention. Discussion: Among sedentary older Latino adults, having depression may not delay exercise initiation nor does it appear to prevent achievement or maintenance of an exercise program.
KW - Hispanics/Latinos
KW - depressive symptomatology
KW - longitudinal analyses
KW - older adults
KW - physical activity
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U2 - 10.1177/0898264312468488
DO - 10.1177/0898264312468488
M3 - Article
C2 - 23264440
AN - SCOPUS:84873661192
VL - 25
SP - 319
EP - 341
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
SN - 0898-2643
IS - 2
ER -