Motivating Inactive Seniors to Participate in Physical Activity
A Pilot RCT
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15330218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jiska Cohen-Mansfield (0000-0003-0209-7304, Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Mineva Center for Interdisciplinary Study of End of Life and Herczeg Institute on Aging, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ;, Email: [email protected], corresponding author), Michal Sommerstein (Tel Aviv University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 195-206 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359 |
| Publisher | PNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5993/ajhb.43.1.16 |
| PMID | 30522577 |
| OpenAlex | W2904814851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Objectives: We investigated the potential of social support in an adherence intervention to foster physical activity (PA) among sedentary older adults. Methods: We compared 2, 9-week intervention programs aimed at increasing PA levels in older persons. One program offered PA alone, whereas the other combined a PA program with a social adherence intervention (PASAI). The interventions involved 39 sedentary older adults living in senior congregate housing in Israel, each randomly assigned to an intervention program. Information about PA levels, self-efficacy, and social support for exercise was collected through personal interviews before, after, and at a one-month follow-up. At follow-up, participants were asked to report whether they remained in contact with other group members. Results: PASAI program participants showed significantly higher levels of PA compared to PA program participants. Both self-efficacy and social support were associated with changes in PA. In the PASAI program, 67% of participants remained in contact with other group members; by contrast, PA participants did not maintain any contact. Conclusion: Self-efficacy perception and on-going social support encourage adherence to PA
Intervention (counseling · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Psychological intervention · Randomized controlled trial · Self-efficacy · Social support · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |