This study explores the role of leisure style in relation to the perceived physical and mental
health of older adults with self-reported arthritis. A model of successful aging was used as a …

Although people are living longer, and many are healthier at advanced ages, approximately
80% of older people report having at least one chronic illness/disease and 50% report two …

Participation in physical leisure activities was tested as a coping resource among adults with
rheumatoid arthritis. Drawing on sociological theory of social integration, sense of belonging …

Three waves of data (at 1-year intervals) assessed the ability of 2 types of activity restriction
(expressive and instrumental) to predict indicators of well-being (social support, depression …

Objective: To describe factors associated with leisure activities, changes in leisure activities
over time, and predictors of such changes among persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

This study examines the factors that determine why an individual participates at a senior
center, variation in amount of participation, and what they gain from attending. My main …

Therapeutic recreation professionals are charged with designing services to enhance the
subjective leisure experiences of clients (Iso-Ahola, 1988; Witt & Ellis, 1989). Researchers …

The problem. The problem of this study was to explore the interactive role of leisure activities
in the process of coping with stress of adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Procedures …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise on functional disability
outcomes in older adults with arthritis. Exercise was operationalized as frequency of …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the most serious diseases in the arthritis family, is a
chronic illness affecting about 1.3 million Americans aged 18 and older. For people with RA …