1 purpo.. of th. pr••• nt. tudt. a. to inv•• tigaté th•. pereeiv. d barri. r. to~ yaieal ae~ ivity by older
adult.. It. as also the int. nt of this study to r. vi•• th. specifie type~ of barri. rl and the …

Method After obtaining informed consent, older adults (n= 44 females; n= 18 males)
participating in two Elderhostel programs in West Virginia were group administered an …

Objective: to test the predictive utility of perceived barriers to objectively measured physical
activity levels in a stratified sample of older adults when accounting for social-cognitive …

There has been very little research to date on the relationship of older people's physical
capacities to their activities and attitudes. In Harold Meyer's North Carolina survey of …

The authors investigated whether low levels of walking among older adults in the UK were
associated with demographic and health characteristics, as well as perceived environmental …

Purpose. The goal of this study was to describe the salient perceived barriers to exercise in
three different groups and to examine the perceived barriers characterizing individuals with …

Background: Perceived barriers are modifiable correlates of participation in physical activity.
Associations of specific perceived barriers with participation in and level of walking for …

Background. Perceived barriers to physical activity, the factor structure of perceived barriers,
and the relationship between perceived barriers and participation in vigorous physical …

This study examined whether perceived barriers, benefits, and motives for physical activity
differed based on allocation to 2 different types of primary-care activity-prescription …

Nonadherence to exercise is a main cause of reduced function for older adults with chronic
disease following completion of rehabilitation. This quantitative study used a questionnaire …