Maintenance motives for physical activity among older adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physical activity (PA) is an important aspect for health and well-being, yet many older adults do not maintain their PA long term. The identification of key factors that are associated with, and likely causally related to, older adults' PA maintenance is a crucial first step towards developing programmes that are effective at promoting long-term PA behaviour change. The purpose of this protocol is to outline a systematic review that will examine the relationship between four motives (ie, satisfaction, enjoyment, self-determination and identity) and older adults' PA maintenance.

Methods and analysis

Studies that investigated PA maintenance with a sample mean age ≥55 years will be included. Five electronic databases (PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied

SUBMITTER: Huffman MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044937 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature