To explore the association between volition and participation in daily activities with older adults living in the community.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Setting:
Community-dwelling, residing in Victoria (Australia).
Participants:
A total of 244 adults, of 70 years and older, drawn from a convenience sample, living in their own homes.
Main measures:
Individuals’ participation in daily activities was obtained via phone interviews, from the completion of the Phone-FITT survey. Levels of volition (identified under three items; personal causation, values and interests) were collected using the Volition Scale. Analyses were completed through linear regression.
Results:
The participants’ mean age was 77.5 years (SD 5.7) with 60% being female. Higher levels of participation were associated with higher levels of volition in light housework (n = 225, p = 0.008), shopping (n = 239, p = 0.018), lifting weights to strengthen legs (n = 23, p = 0.031), walking for exercise (n = 163, p < 0.001) and gardening (n = 183, p = 0.001).
Conclusions:
Increased volition is associated with increased participation in physical activities with community-dwelling older adults.
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