Yoga for seniors
Understanding their beliefs and barriers to participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21537420 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebekah Perkins (University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), Kara Dassel (0000-0001-8236-9693, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, corresponding author), Katarina Friberg Felsted (University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), Gail L Towsley (0000-0002-0712-9558, University of Utah), Gail Towsley (University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), Linda S Edelman (0000-0002-8903-0083, University of Utah), Linda Edelman (University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 382-392 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Gerontology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-1277 • E-ISSN: 1521-0472 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03601277.2020.1765274 |
| OpenAlex | W3027408650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Yoga has been found to provide numerous health benefits to older adults including preventing or slowing physical frailty and subsequent functional limitations. The purpose of this study was to examine pre-frail or frail older adults’ beliefs about yoga as well as to identify barriers to participation. We recruited 37 older adults from a Faint, Fall, and Frailty Clinic at a medical center and asked them to complete questionnaires regarding their physical health and beliefs about yoga using the Beliefs About Yoga Scale. Frailty and fall risk were obtained through electronic health records. Participants’ had mean age of 72.81 years. Participants were considered to be prefrail (66.7%) or frail (33.3%), and most (78.4%) had fallen at least once in the past year. Over 72% of participants engaged in light physical activity. The BAYS mean score was 59.17 (SD = 12.5; Range 11–77). Higher scores indicted more optimistic beliefs about yoga. Over 90% of participants had not practiced yoga, 97.1% had no intentions to practice, 61.8% did not know locations placed where yoga classes were offered, 82.4% were unsure about the costs associated with yoga, and only 56.3% reported having transportation. The three primary barriers to practicing yoga were perceived difficulty of yoga practice, lack of motivation, and fear of injury. Participants held positive beliefs about yoga, yet had limited experience and little intention to participate indicating a need to provide targeted educational interventions to this population of older adults
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |