Exploring Factors Associated With Resilience and Physical Activity in Older Men and Women Post-Hip Fracture

This study aimed to test a model of factors associated with resilience and physical activity post-hip fracture and compare model fit between men and women. We used data from the seventh Baltimore Hip Study that included 339 participants. Model testing indicated that health status (men: beta = .237, p = .002; women: beta = .265, p = <.001), depression (men: beta = -.245, p = .001; women: beta = -.241, p = <.001), and optimism (men: beta = .320, p = <.001; women: beta = .282, p = <.001) were associated with resilience in men and women, but resilience was only associated with physical activity in men (beta = .203, p = .038) and not in women. Social interaction was related to physical activity only among women (beta = .206, p = .044). This study provides support for the relationship between resilience and physical activity at least among men.

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This study found that health status, depression, and optimism were associated with resilience in both men and women, but only resilience in men was associated with physical activity. Social interaction was only related to physical activity among women.