Ready to participate? Using qualitative data to typify older adults' reasons for (non-) participation in a physical activity promotion intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A sufficient amount of regular moderate physical activity (PA), at least 2.5 h of moderate to vigorous PA per week as recommended by the WHO, is one of the most important lifestyle factors for maintaining good health in old age. However, less than one in four older adults (65 years or older) in Germany meets this recommendation for PA. Although previous research has found several factors related to participation in PA programmes, little is known about how these factors simultaneously affect participation decisions of older adults and how PA programmes can accommodate these dynamics. Taking an everyday life perspective, this study aimed to identify multidimensional types of PA behaviour among older adults.

Methods

In this qualitative study, 25 episodic interviews w

SUBMITTER: Wichmann F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805576 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature