Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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[English] Physical Mobility and Life Satisfaction Among Urban Older Adults During Covid-19 Pandemic: Multiple Mediating Effects on Social Participation and Depression: Juah Kim, Hyori Kim, Jiyeon Ha; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2026;37(1):113-124. Published online March 31, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2026.01578

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Life satisfaction, a key component of subjective well-being, is closely associated with successful aging and health in older adults. This study examined the effects of physical mobility on life satisfaction and investigated whether social participation and depression mediate this relationship among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021 among 245 older adults aged 65 or older in urban South Korea. Standardized tools assessed physical mobility, social participation, depression, and life satisfaction. Correlation analyses and multiple mediation models using PROCESS macro v4.1 were employed.
Results
Physical mobility (r=.25, p<.001) and social participation (r=.18, p<.001) exhibited statistically significant positive correlations with life satisfaction. Conversely, depression (r=-.61, p<.001) was negatively correlated with life satisfaction. Notably, physical mobility did not directly influence life satisfaction; rather, its effect was mediated through increased social participation and reduced depression (B=0.01, bootstrap 95% CI: 0.00-0.02).
Conclusion
These findings underscore the need for comprehensive approaches that integrate physical, social, and mental health strategies to enhance life satisfaction in older adults—particularly in times of societal disruption such as COVID-19 pandemic.

[English] The Effects of an Aerobic Exercise Program on Mobility, Fall Efficacy, Balance, and Stress in the Elderly at Senior Centers: Su Kyung Chu, Chung Yul Lee, Jang Hak Yoo; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2012;23(1):22-30. Published online March 31, 2012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.1.22

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PURPOSE
This study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of an aerobic exercise program on mobility, fall efficacy, balance, and stress in the elderly at senior centers.
METHODS
This research was conducted as a quasi-experimental pretest and posttest control and experimental comparison study. The subjects were 41 senior residents (Exp.=18, Cont.=23) who aged above 65 at senior centers in S City. The period of time for data collection and intervention was from August 25 to December 5, 2008.
RESULTS
Mobility (t=-3.10, p<.01) in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group without an aerobic exercise program. However, fall efficacy (t=1.28, p=.207), balance (t=-.53, p=.602; t=.36, p=.723), stress (t=-1.32, p=.199) in the experimental group was not significantly higher than that in the control group.
CONCLUSION
These findings confirmed that aerobic exercise programs make a contribution to improving mobility in the elderly at senior centers.

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