The Effect of Social Support on Exercise Behavior in Older Adults

Resnick, Barbara; Orwig, Denise; Magaziner, Jay; Wynne, Carol

doi:10.1177/105477380201100105

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“…Research from a physical activity context has shown that individuals who receive emotional support are more motivated to be physically active [24,25], recover successfully from athletic injury [26], adhere to an exercise programme [27,28] and have greater satisfaction with life [29]. Research specific to people with a brain injury suggests that people who perceive greater levels of emotional support have a greater quality of life [30] and are more motivated to successfully cope with the disability [31].…”

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Social support and the physical activity behaviours of people with a brain injury

Driver

2005

Brain Injury

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Section: Defining Social Supportmentioning

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Social support and the physical activity behaviours of people with a brain injury

Driver

2005

Brain Injury

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“…Social support given by family, friends and caregivers can improve the self-efficacy of older adults and thus increase motivation to engage in physical activity (Resnick et al, 2002;Romero et al, 2010). Collaboration among the peers has also proven to be persuasive.…”

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The interplay of physical and social wellbeing in older adults: investigating the relationship between physical training and social interactions with virtual social environments

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Ferron

Ibarra

et al. 2015

PeerJ Computer Science

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Background. Regular physical activity can substantially improve the physical wellbeing of older adults, preventing several chronic diseases and increasing cognitive performance and mood. However, research has shown that older adults are the most sedentary segment of society, spending much of their time seated or inactive. A variety of barriers make it difficult for older adults to maintain an active lifestyle, including logistical difficulties in going to a gym (for some adults, leaving home can be challenging), reduced functional abilities, and lack of motivation. In this paper, we report on the design and evaluation of Gymcentral. A training application running on tablet was designed to allow older adults to follow a personalized home-based exercise program while being remotely assisted by a coach. The objective of the study was to assess if a virtual gym that enables virtual presence and social interaction is more motivating for training than the same virtual gym without social interaction. Methods. A total of 37 adults aged between 65 and 87 years old (28 females and 9 males, mean age = 71, sd = 5.8) followed a personalized home-based strength and balance training plan for eight weeks. The participants performed the exercises autonomously at home using the Gymcentral application. Participants were assigned to two training groups: the Social group used an application with persuasive and social functionalities, while the Control group used a basic version of the service with no persuasive and social features. We further explored the effects of social facilitation, and in particular of virtual social presence, in user participation to training sessions. Outcome measures were adherence, persistence and co-presence rate. Results. Participants in the Social group attended significantly more exercise sessions than the Control group, providing evidence of a better engagement in the training program. Besides the focus on social persuasion measures, the study also confirms that a virtual gym service is effective for supporting individually tailored home-based physical training for older adults. The study also confirms that social facilitation tools motivate users to train together in a virtual fitness environment. Discussion. The study confirms that Gymcentral increases the participation of older adults in physical training compare to a similar version of the application without

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“…In a sporting context, social support has been defined by Scanlan et al (2003, 379) as the 'support and encouragement the athlete perceives significant others provide for their involvement in sport'. Research in the broader field of social influences on health have identified four major dimensions of social support: instrumental (companionship, direct encouragement, tangible assistance); emotional (showing understanding and care); informational (advice, knowledge assistance); and esteem support (affirmation, appraisal, skill assistance, positive feedback on competency) (see Chogahara, O'Brien Cousins and Wankel 1998;Resnick et al 2002;Sasidharan et al 2006).…”

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The nature of family influences on sport participation in Masters athletes

Dionigi

Fraser‐Thomas

Logan

2012

Annals of Leisure Research

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the nature and source of family influences on sport participation in Masters athletes of varying skill and training commitment levels (from recreational to elite competitors). Participants were 14 married adults (nine men and five women) aged 46Á61 years (M050) from Ontario, Canada. Ten from the group had teenaged or university-aged children. Semi-structured interviews were aimed at understanding the role of family members in the athletes' sport involvement, the athletes' experiences of family support, absence of support, and family conflicts. Key themes in the data were: spousal (and children's) support by 'allowing' (i.e. not questioning or complaining about sport participation); scheduling (as a source of, and to avoid, conflict) with spouse; spouses (and parent/children) training together/training separately; and the indirect influence of children. This study shows that both positive and negative forms of family support can be negotiated to allow for ongoing sport participation in mid-later life. It brings together insights from research on the leisure constraints negotiation process, family and leisure participation, gender issues in leisure, and social support in sport and physical activity contexts.

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The Effect of Social Support on Exercise Behavior in Older Adults

Cited by 151 publications

References 71 publications

Social support and the physical activity behaviours of people with a brain injury

Social support and the physical activity behaviours of people with a brain injury

The interplay of physical and social wellbeing in older adults: investigating the relationship between physical training and social interactions with virtual social environments

The nature of family influences on sport participation in Masters athletes

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