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.