GRT 2100 Lecture Notes - Distance Education, Road Scholar
19 Aug 2014
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Important to develop leisure interests in old age as benefits: Older adults engage in the following leisure and recreation activities: Oa spend more time than young (15-64) on solitary activities. Watches more tv (4. 9 hours per day) news might use tv to structure their day (morning news means breakfast, night news means bedtime, etc) Spend most of time alone on passive, media related leisure. Oa men spent average 6. 5 hours per day alone. Oa women spent average 8 hours per day alone. Widows spent average 10 hours per day alone. Spending too much time alone is negative. Widows were less happy because they lived alone. A lot of oa spend more time indoors, with friends and family. Gardening is a big one,walking main activities. Conclusion: changes in functional ability impact what leisure activies an oa will engage in. Engagement in leisure activities = happier, more interested in life, decreased mortality rates, and less decline.
