Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí hóa học đề tài : Physical activity as a mediator of the impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in older adults | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Physical activity as a mediator of the impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in older adults Richard Sawatzky 1 Teresa Liu-Ambrose2 William C Miller3 4 and Carlo A Marra5 6 Open Access Address 1Nursing Department Trinity Western University 7600 Langley British Columbia V2Y 1Y1 Canada 2Department of Physical Therapy University of British Columbia T325 2211 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 2B5 Canada 3Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy University of British Columbia T325 2211 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 2B5 Canada 4GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Laboratory University of British Columbia T325 2211 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 2B5 Canada 5Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of British Columbia 2146 East Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada and 6Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences Providence Health Care St Paul s Hospital 620B 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver . V6Z 1Y6 Canada Email Richard Sawatzky - Teresa Liu-Ambrose - dtambrose@ William C Miller - Carlo A Marra - Corresponding author Published 19 December 2007 Received 29 September 2007 I. J z . z. z - . r J. - r r r Accepted 19 December 2007 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007 5 68 doi l477-7525-5-68 This article is available from http content 5 1 68 2007 Sawatzky et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Chronic conditions could negatively affect the quality of life of older adults. This may be partially due to a relative lack of physical activity. We examined whether physical