Social network moderators of the association between Ghanaian older adults' neighbourhood walkability and social activity

This study examined the moderating influences of active social networks (ASN), sedentary social networks (SSN) and ASN lost on the relationship between neighbourhood walkability and social activity in community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more in Accra, Ghana. A total of 863 individuals p...

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Published in:Health promotion international Vol. 36; no. 5; p. 1357
Main Authors: Asiamah, Nestor, Conduah, Andrew Kweku, Eduafo, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 13.10.2021
Subjects:
older adults
social capital
social activity
neighbourhood walkability
confounding variables
social networks
ISSN:1460-2245, 1460-2245
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Summary:This study examined the moderating influences of active social networks (ASN), sedentary social networks (SSN) and ASN lost on the relationship between neighbourhood walkability and social activity in community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more in Accra, Ghana. A total of 863 individuals participated after G*Power 3.1 was utilized to calculate the minimum sample size. We analysed the data with Pearson's correlation test and hierarchical linear regression models. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to select the ultimate confounding variables. The study found a positive influence of neighbourhood walkability on social activity after the covariate adjustment (β = 0.18; t = 5.2; p = 0.000). The positive influence of neighbourhood walkability on social activity was significantly reduced by ASN lost and SSN. ASN did not have a significant moderating influence on the primary relationship. The study concludes that the positive influence of walkable neighbourhoods on social activity decreases as SSN and ASN lost increase.
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ISSN:1460-2245
1460-2245
DOI:10.1093/heapro/daaa156