Ecological Predictors of Older Adults' Participation and Retention in a Physical Activity Intervention.

ABSTRACT: Research is still lacking regarding the question as to how programs to promote healthy ageing should be organized in order to increase acceptance and thus effectiveness. For older adults, ecological factors, such as the physical distance to program sites, might predict participation and retention. Thus, the key aim of this analysis was to examine these factors in a physical activity intervention trial. Adults (N = 8299) aged 65 to 75 years were invited to participate and n = 589 participants were randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups with 10 weeks of physical activity home practice and exercise classes or a wait-list control group. Response, participation, and dropout data were compared regarding ecological, individual, and study-related variables. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox

SUBMITTER: Peters M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8949961 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature