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Physical activity, older immigrants and cultural competence — a guide for fitness practitioners
Author(s)	Marianne Rogerson, Claudia Emes
Journal title	Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 30, no 4, 2006
Pages	pp 15-28
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Keeping fit ; Exercise ; Ethnic groups ; Islam.
Annotation	Increasingly, fitness practitioners (FPs) are required to provide exercises for older immigrants from diverse cultural backgrounds. Providing appropriate physical activity interventions is a complex undertaking, especially if the practitioner has little knowledge of the client's cultural expectations. This article presents a framework to assist FPs in the design and delivery of culturally competent physical activity programming for older immigrants. Examples from the Muslim culture describe the four dimensions of caring, cultural sensitivity, cultural knowledge and cultural skills. By working through each of the four dimensions, practitioners will be better equipped to identify the types of skills and behaviours required to develop culturally appropriate programmes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070703202 A
Classmark	CE: CEA: TK: TUR
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