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| Prevalence and correlates of exercise among older adults | | Author(s) | Hirsch S Ruchlin, Mark S Lachs |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 18, no 3, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 341-357 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Walking ; Sport ; Age groups [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A secondary analysis of data from the US 1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of exercise among people aged 55 and over, and to identify correlates of exercise in this population. Walking and participation in other exercises were the exercise variables, and explanatory variables included sociodemographic measures, self-reported health status and medical conditions, and health belief measures. For both exercise measures, physical activity declined with advanced age. Age, gender, and health beliefs that smoking causes heart disease and cancer were the most important correlates of walking and playing sports. Additional interventions are needed to increase participation in regular walking, the most prevalent form of physical activity among older people. In developing and testing these strategies, investigators should place emphasis on an approach which incorporates health education rather than simple prescriptive advice regarding regular exercise. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991022204 A |
| Classmark | CEA: HSA: HT: BB: 3F: 7T |
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