Predicting Exercise Stage Transition From a Social Ecological Perspective in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

Kocourek, Jana; Reid, R

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“…However, many of these may have already enrolled in activity classes at these centers. The present study indicated that self-efficacy, perceived benefits, support from family, and physical environment were significantly different across the stages of physical activity, and these findings are supported by the results of previous studies (Kocourek & Reid, 2006;Thøgersen-Ntoumani, 2009), which demonstrated that these variables increase continuously as people move from an inactive to an active lifestyle. Our finding concerning self-efficacy can be explained by the fact that older adults with a high level of confidence regarding engaging in physical activity, despite various obstacles, have high self-efficacy for physical activity.…”

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Psychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity Among Korean Older Adults

Kim

Kosma

2012

Res Aging

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This study aimed to identify differences in individual, social, and physical environmental factors across the stages of physical activity and explore the effect of those variables on physical activity among older adults. Two hundred and ninety adults aged over 65 years were recruited from the Seodaemun district of Seoul. Standardized scales were used to measure physical activity, stage of change, self-efficacy, decisional balance, social support, and the physical environment. The results indicated that 70.7% of older adults engaged in regular physical activity. Based on the multivariate analysis of variance, only the psychological variables of self-efficacy and perceived benefits and the environmental variables of family support and the physical environment increased significantly across the stages of physical activity change. Based on the regression analysis, the most important predictors of physical activity in a descending order of significance were self-efficacy, perceived benefits, family support, and the physical environment. The total variance in physical activity explained by these variables was 40%.

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Psychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity Among Korean Older Adults

Kim

Kosma

2012

Res Aging

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E-technology and Pedometer Walking Program to Increase Physical Activity at Work

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This study examined the application of the transtheoretical model (TTM) as a means to increase physical activity at the worksite through the introduction of a 10-week pedometer walking program combined with internet-based motivational messages. Participants (N = 206) were employees of two worksites who completed a health history questionnaire and assessment based on the TTM. There were significant improvements in the number of steps per week, level of physical activity, movement through stage of change and other health related indicators (p < 0.05). The worksite pedometer walking program and e-technology may be effective interventions in improving the lifestyle of employees who might be at risk for developing chronic diseases. Editors' Strategic Implications: Because walking is an inexpensive, easy, and convenient form of physical activity for many adults, implementation of this type of workplace program--with the important element of increasing individuals' awareness of risks--could be an effective approach to reduce cardiovascular risk factors and manage overweight and obesity in sedentary adults. Future research should compare this simple model with more individualized (but often more expensive) programs.

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Predicting Exercise Stage Transition From a Social Ecological Perspective in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

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Psychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity Among Korean Older Adults

Psychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity Among Korean Older Adults

E-technology and Pedometer Walking Program to Increase Physical Activity at Work

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