Barriers and Enablers to Physical Activity Among Older Australians Who Want to Increase Their Physical Activity Levels

Macniven, Rona; Pye, Victoria; Merom, Dafna; Milat, Andrew; Monger, Claire; Bauman, Adrian; Ploeg, Hidde P. van der

doi:10.1123/jpah.2012-0096

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“…A major correlate of physical activity in old age is health. Poor health is associated with lower odds of meeting physical activity recommendations (Macniven et al 2014), and good self-rated health is associated with more hours of exercise among older adults (McHugh & Lawlor 2013). The risk for physical inactivity has been shown to be higher in obese than in non-obese older people (Sallinen et al 2009).…”

Section: Physical Activity In Old Agementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lack of social relations, such as living alone and low social participation have been associated with onset of mobility limitations (Nilsson, Avlund & Lund 2011). In an Australian study which investigated barriers and enablers to physical activity among older adults who felt insufficiently active but were willing to be more active, the findings showed that meeting physical activity recommendations was less likely among people who reported ill health as a barrier and felt that having someone to exercise with would help them to be more active (Macniven et al 2014). …”

Section: Physical Activity In Old Agementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Poor health is one of the most frequently reported barriers to physical activity among older people (Cohen-Mansfield, Marx & Guralnik 2003, Lim & Taylor 2005, Newson & Kemps 2007, Schutzer & Graves 2004, Stathi et al 2012). Interestingly, people who are objectively considered to have good health have also been shown to report poor health as a barrier to physical activity (Macniven et al 2014). Other frequently reported individual barriers, in addition to various environmental barriers, are lack of company, lack of interest and lack of time (Dawson et al 2007, Kowal & Fortier 2007.…”

Section: Individual and Environmental Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Access to transport also supports other forms of mobility and independent living (Stathi et al 2012). Among older people who report having poor health, the availability of an exercise facility can help in meeting physical activity recommendations (Macniven et al 2014). Services and amenities in the neighborhood are frequently reported to inspire outdoor walking (Stathi et al 2012).…”

Section: Environmental Facilitators For Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to outdoor physical activity and unmet physical activity need in older adults

Eronen

Bonsdorff

Törmäkangas

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Preventive Medicine

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Physical activity is a basic need, also in old age. However, many older people cannot fulfil this need, often due to walking limitations causing imbalance in person-environment fit. Decreased physical activity can lead to unmet physical activity need and restriction on life-space mobility. The opportunities to remain physically active depend on various factors, not all of which are equally achievable for all older adults. The aim was to investigate disparities in physical activity among older community-dwelling people, with a focus on functioning, environmental barriers and facilitators, and socioeconomic status (SES).The data were drawn from two studies conducted in Central Finland: Screening and Counseling for Physical Activity and Mobility (632 participants, 75% women, mean age 77.6) and Life-Space Mobility in Old Age (848 participants, 62% women, mean age 80.1). Walking limitations, SES, social support, environmental facilitators for outdoor walking and barriers to outdoor physical activity were self-reported. The outcome measures were unmet physical activity need, walking limitation and life-space mobility.Five outdoor physical activity barrier profiles were identified, in which people differed in health and functioning and vulnerability to the challenges of the environment. A higher number of environmental facilitators decreased the risk for walking limitation. The risk for unmet physical activity need increased along with the number of individual and environmental outdoor physical activity barriers, but was highest among people whose poor health and functioning hindered them from going outdoors. Low SES was associated with more restricted life-space mobility and unmet physical activity need, especially among persons with walking limitations.Disparities in physical activity can be traced back to various individual, social and environmental factors. The importance of the environment for physical activity is considerable especially among older people with walking limitations. Keywords ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis study was carried out at the Gerontology Research Center, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. My deepest gratitude goes to the supervisors of this thesis, Professor Taina Rantanen and Mikaela von Bonsdorff, PhD. Taina, I can't stop wondering how you always have solutions to the most complex problems and answers to even the trickiest questions. I highly value your knowledge and experience in the field of gerontology and feel proud that I have been able to conduct my PhD thesis under your supervision. Mikaela, thank you for always having time for me and my questions, especially during the first year of my PhD studies. I admire your enthusiasm towards research and appreciate the guidance and advice that you have given me. I feel that we have become friends during these years. I sincerely thank Professor Teppo Kröger for his interest and supportive comments on this work. I also want to thank Research Director Katja Kokko at the Gerontology Research Center, and Director of t...

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Section: Physical Activity In Old Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Physical Activity In Old Agementioning

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Section: Individual and Environmental Barriersmentioning

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“…7-8) also identified socializing ("spending time together" and "getting to know other") as being an important motivation for exercise, especially for those adults with body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25. Similarly a "dislike of going out alone" (Crombie et al, 2004, p. 287) or "having nobody to exercise with" (Macniven et al, 2013(Macniven et al, , p. 1420 can be a barrier to physical activity, especially in older people. Affiliation orientation and a sense of belonging to a group are also the basis of sports programs that promote exercise through group activities (Göhner, 2007).…”

Section: Affiliation Motivation and Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 96%

Promoting Physical Activity With Group Pictures. Affiliation-Based Visual Communication for High-Risk Populations

Reifegerste

Rossmann

2016

Health Communication

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Past research in social and health psychology has shown that affiliation motivation is associated with health behavior, especially for high-risk populations, suggesting that targeting this motivation could be a promising strategy to promote physical activity. However, the effects that affiliation appeals (e.g., pictures depicting companionship during physical activities) and accompanying slogans have on motivating physical activity have been largely unexplored. Hence, our two studies experimentally tested the effects of exposure to affiliation-based pictures for overweight or less active people, as well as the moderating effect of affiliation motivation. The results of these two studies give some indication that group pictures (with or without an accompanying slogan) can be an effective strategy to improve high-risk populations' attitudes, self-efficacy, and intentions to engage in physical activity. Affiliation motivation as a personality trait did not interact with these effects, but was positively associated with attitudes, independent of the group picture effect.

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Physical Activity, Exercise, and Fitness

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Vanzella

2023

Autism and Child Psychopathology Series

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Barriers and Enablers to Physical Activity Among Older Australians Who Want to Increase Their Physical Activity Levels

Abstract: These findings give insights into older adults' perceptions of factors that influence their physical activity, which could assist physical activity program planning in this population.

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Barriers to outdoor physical activity and unmet physical activity need in older adults

Barriers to outdoor physical activity and unmet physical activity need in older adults

Promoting Physical Activity With Group Pictures. Affiliation-Based Visual Communication for High-Risk Populations

Physical Activity, Exercise, and Fitness

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