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Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity
— a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents | | Author(s) | Ian K Crombie, Linda Irvine, Brian Williams |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 3, May 2004 |
| Pages | pp 287-292 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Sport ; Keeping fit ; Participation ; Inactivity ; Attitude ; Cross sectional surveys ; Dundee. |
| Annotation | 409 randomly selected older people aged 65-84, patients at 16 general practices in Dundee, Scotland, and living independently were interviewed at home. 46% of those invited to take part were recruited to the study. Almost all participants (95%) believed that physical activity was beneficial, and 79% believed they did enough to keep healthy. However, 36% did no leisure time physical activity, and a further 17% did less than 2 hours a week. 11 factors were identified as deterrents to leisure time physical activity, the most powerful being lack of interest. Other factors were lack of daily access to a car, shortness of breath, joint pain, dislike of going out alone or in the evening, perceived lack of fitness, lack of energy, doubting that exercise can lengthen life, not belonging to a group, and doubting that meeting new people is beneficial. Action is needed to relieve physical symptoms, and to address fears about perceived ability to undertake physical activity. Easily accessible facilities would be needed to encourage participation in physical activity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040614208 A |
| Classmark | HT: CE: TMB: C5: DP: 3KB: 9EB |
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