Abstract
(1) Background: This study aims to examine the association between service quality for sports and active aging and the impacts on different age cohorts; (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study used a convenience sample of 545 Japanese community sports club (CSC) members over 60 years old, recruited from across eight CSCs in Japan between 2012–2013. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure the self-reported health status of the elderly, evaluations to CSCs, demographic characteristics, and information on sports programs; (3) Results: The results of multiple logistic regression showed that domains of general evaluation for sports (OR = 1.942 and 95% CI 1.336~2.824), benefits of sports (OR = 1.659 and 95% CI 1.344~2.047), and management in sports (OR = 1.273 and 95% CI 1.011~1.603) were important for club members aged 60–64, the young-old, and the old-old, respectively. With a reduced model for elderly members, stratified analyses showed a significant impact of service quality for sports on active aged people in the benefits and management domains, regardless of sociodemographic information or club participation behavior; (4) Conclusions: The findings suggest that the services encountered in sports are key to promoting health in a community. Service quality in age segmentation should be considered to promote and manage active aging in the future
Highlights
With the emergence of an increasingly aged society, healthy active aging is becoming a robust trend by which we can evaluate the quality of life in old age
Peak attendance time for all participants was between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (n = 372, 68.51%); in addition, favorite attendance time for HA group was between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. (p = 0.039)
The healthy agers were associated with other factors related to community sports clubs (CSC) sport participation, including longer club memberships
Summary
With the emergence of an increasingly aged society, healthy active aging is becoming a robust trend by which we can evaluate the quality of life in old age. If the concept of successful aging is considered as a multidimensional but fundamental indicator of health, active aging can be considered an advanced indicator for understanding health. Engaging in sports is a crucial factor in improving quality of life and increasing the likelihood of active and successful aging; exercise is considered medicine/therapy, especially among the elderly [10,11]. Numerous studies have demonstrated the mechanism and effectiveness of exercise or sports activity interventions for fall prevention, functional reablement, or cognitive performance improvement in the community or in institutions [11,12,13]. Unstable financial support, a lack of human resources, and administrative failures result in the unstable
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