@article { ISI:000548876000001, title = {A 2-Year Longitudinal Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Health Among Older Workers: Can Gardening Help?}, journal = {Journal of Applied Gerontology}, volume = {40}, year = {2021}, pages = {1330-1341}, abstract = {With the graying workforce worldwide, identifying factors that facilitate older workers{\textquoteright} health is critically important. We examined whether gardening mitigates the relationship of work-family conflict with disability, chronic conditions, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health among older workers. We drew a subsample of older workers aged 55 years and above from the Health and Retirement Study (N= 1,598). Our results indicate that the relationships of work-to-family conflict at baseline with disability and with poorer self-rated health at a 2-year follow-up were stronger for those who gardened less than those who gardened more. No significant interaction was found between family-to-work conflict and gardening in predicting the health outcomes. This study is the first to show that gardening may have a protective effect against the adverse impact of work-to-family conflict on older workers{\textquoteright} health.}, keywords = {Chronic conditions, depression, Disability, Leisure activities, Self-rated health, Senior workers, work-family interference}, issn = {0733-4648}, doi = {10.1177/0733464820934678}, author = {Eunae Cho and Tuo-Yu Chen and Megan C Janke} } @article {9980, title = {Change in leisure participation among older adults after falling}, journal = {Leisure Sciences}, year = {2019}, type = {Journal}, abstract = {Falls among older adults can lead to severe physical and psychological consequences. However, whether leisure participation changes after falling is not clear. We investigated whether falls resulted in reduced leisure participation in terms of duration, number, and intensity among older adults. Secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study and the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (n = 1163) were analyzed. The results showed falls did not predict future leisure participation. Female, white, higher education, fewer functional limitations, and good balance were significant predictors of leisure participation at follow-up. Being white also predicted a significant decline in total number of leisure activities from baseline to follow-up, whereas higher education protected older adults from a significant reduction in total intensity of leisure activity. Our findings suggest falls may not directly affect leisure participation, but its risk factors, such as demographics, functional limitations, and balance, have a direct impact on leisure participation.}, keywords = {Disabilities, Falls, Older Adults, Participation}, issn = {0149-0400}, doi = {10.1080/01490400.2018.1536568}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01490400.2018.1536568?scroll=top\&needAccess=true}, author = {Tuo-Yu Chen and Megan C Janke} } @article {7988, title = {Predictors of falls among community-dwelling older adults with cancer: results from the health and retirement study}, journal = {Supportive Care in Cancer}, volume = {22}, year = {2014}, note = {Times Cited: 0}, pages = {479-485}, publisher = {22}, abstract = {Cancer symptoms and the side effects of its treatment can increase the risk of falling among older adults with cancer. This study aimed to identify predictors of falling and recurrent falls among community-dwelling older adults with cancer over a 2-year period. Data from the Health and Retirement Study were used (N = 1,630) in this study. The sample had a mean age of 75 years and was mostly female (53 ) and white (89 ). Descriptive analyses, correlation analyses, and logistic regressions were used to analyze the data. The results showed that functional limitations (OR = 1.13, 95 CI = 1.03-1.24), the full-tandem stance (OR = 1.48, 95 CI = 1.01-2.16), and self-reported difficulties with balance (OR = 1.50, 95 CI = 1.23-1.83) at time 1 were significant predictors of falling at time 2. Only difficulties with self-reported balance (OR = 1.84, 95 CI = 1.44-2.36) at time 1 were found to be a predictor of recurrent falls at time 2. The consequences of falling can complicate the course of cancer treatment. Measures of functional limitations and balance have the potential to be quick and useful clinical tools to detect falling among seniors with cancer living in communities.}, keywords = {Health Conditions and Status, Risk Taking}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24122385}, author = {Tuo-Yu Chen and Megan C Janke} } @article {7778, title = {Gardening as a potential activity to reduce falls in older adults.}, journal = {J Aging Phys Act}, volume = {20}, year = {2012}, month = {2012 Jan}, pages = {15-31}, publisher = {20}, abstract = {

This study examines whether participation in gardening predicts reduced fall risk and performance on balance and gait-speed measures in older adults. Data on adults age 65 and older (N = 3,237) from the Health and Retirement Study and Consumption and Activities Mail Survey were analyzed. Participants who spent 1 hr or more gardening in the past week were defined as gardeners, resulting in a total of 1,585 gardeners and 1,652 nongardeners. Independent t tests, chi square, and regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between gardening and health outcomes. Findings indicate that gardeners reported significantly better balance and gait speed and had fewer chronic conditions and functional limitations than nongardeners. Significantly fewer gardeners than nongardeners reported a fall in the past 2 yr. The findings suggest that gardening may be a potential activity to incorporate into future fall-prevention programs.

}, keywords = {Accidental Falls, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Chi-Square Distribution, Confidence Intervals, Exercise Test, Female, Gait, Gardening, Humans, Leisure activities, Male, Motor Activity, Odds Ratio, Postural Balance, Risk Assessment, Self Report, Task Performance and Analysis}, issn = {1543-267X}, doi = {10.1123/japa.20.1.15}, author = {Tuo-Yu Chen and Megan C Janke} }