To Identify the facilitator and barrier factors of physical activity among elderly people in tehran.

L Salehi, MH Taghdisi, H Ghasemi, B Shokervash - 2010 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Background and Objective: Physical activity is important for health of all individuals.
However, determinants of physical activity behaviour among the elderly remain unexplored …

Self-reported factors associated with engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity among elderly people: a population-based study

R Shiraly, Z Shayan, V Keshtkar… - International Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Physical activity (PA) typically decreases with aging, especially of moderate to
vigorous level, and this change affects health outcomes of older adults. Age-related decline …

Physical activity (PA) among middle-aged women: Initial and current influences and patterns of participation

N Codina, JV Pestana, I Armadans - Journal of Women & Aging, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the initial and current influences for doing physical activity (PA),
current levels of PA participation, and future plans for it. Participants were 200 women aged …

Predictors of longitudinal changes in older adults' physical activity engagement

J Cohen-Mansfield, D Shmotkin… - Journal of Aging and …, 2010 - journals.humankinetics.com
The study aimed to investigate factors influencing older adults' physical activity engagement
over time. The authors analyzed 3 waves of data from a sample of Israelis age 75–94 (Wave …

Psychological theory in an interdisciplinary context: psychological, demographic, health-related, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in a …

FF Sniehotta, P Gellert, MD Witham, PT Donnan… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) in older adults is influenced by a range of environmental,
demographic, health-related, social, and psychological variables. Social cognitive …

Factors that influence physical activity among older adults living in rural community in Wangthong District, Phitsanulok, Thailand

N Kitreerawutiwong, O Keeratisiroj… - SAGE …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to assess the individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors that
relate to physical activity (PA) among older adults in rural communities in Wangthong district …

A comparison of subjective and objective measures of physical activity from the Newcastle 85+ study

P Innerd, M Catt, J Collerton, K Davies… - Age and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background: Little is known about physical activity (PA) in the very old, the fastest growing
age group in the population. We aimed to examine the convergent validity of subjective and …

Associations between socioeconomic status and physical activity among older adults: cross-sectional results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study

I Stalling, BM Albrecht, L Foettinger, C Recke… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Regular physical activity (PA) is an important strategy for healthy ageing.
Socioeconomic status was found to be a key determinant of PA, however, evidence on …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and successful aging among middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

YH Lin, YC Chen, YC Tseng, S Tsai… - Aging (Albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: We aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and
successful aging among middle-aged and older adults and study how this association …

The impact of leisure activities on older adults' cognitive function, physical function, and mental health

G Sala, D Jopp, F Gobet, M Ogawa, Y Ishioka, Y Masui… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Engagement in leisure activities has been claimed to be highly beneficial in the elderly.
Practicing such activities is supposed to help older adults to preserve cognitive function …