Individual characteristics and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review

N Notthoff, P Reisch, D Gerstorf - Gerontology, 2017 - karger.com
Background: People aged 50 years and older are regularly identified as the most sedentary
group in the population. However, even within this group, there are considerable …

Physical activity patterns in a diverse population of women

B Sternfeld, BE Ainsworth, CP Quesenberry Jr - Preventive medicine, 1999 - Elsevier
Background. Demographic and psychosocial correlates of activity in domains other than
recreational activity have not been well characterized and may be particularly relevant for …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between physical activity and depressive symptoms in women

M Teychenne, K Ball, J Salmon - International journal of behavioral …, 2008 - Springer
Background The high prevalence of depression in women is an increasing public health
concern. Although studies have found associations between physical activity (PA) and …

Descriptive and narrative reports of barriers and motivators to physical activity in sedentary older adults

MP Buman, LD Yasova, PR Giacobbi Jr - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We sought a richer understanding of the determinants and complexities of
physical activity (PA) behavior by examining how early life experiences and beliefs were …

Determinants of older rural women's activity and eating

SN Walker, CH Pullen, M Hertzog… - Western Journal of …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This research examined the relationship of cognitive-perceptual determinants from the
Health Promotion Model to physical activity and healthy eating at baseline of a clinical trial …

Self-efficacy and environmental correlates of physical activity among older women and women with multiple sclerosis

KS Morris, E McAuley, RW Motl - Health education research, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Physical inactivity is a major health problem in the United States, particularly in elderly and
disabled populations. Little research exists examining the relationships between aspects of …

A synthesis of perceptions about physical activity among older African American and American Indian women

KA Henderson, BE Ainsworth - American journal of …, 2003 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. In this review of qualitative data from the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation
Study (CAPS), we synthesize the major findings of studies designed to identify minority …

Individual, social environmental, and physical environmental influences on physical activity among black and white adults: a structural equation analysis

L Haughton McNeill, KW Wyrwich… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: Social ecological models suggest that conditions in the social and physical
environment, in addition to individual factors, play important roles in health behavior change …

Physical activity, sedentary behavior and depression among disadvantaged women

M Teychenne, K Ball, J Salmon - Health education research, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated associations between components of physical activity (PA; eg
domain and social context) and sedentary behaviors (SBs) and risk of depression in women …

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in well-educated urban African American women

DR Young, X He, J Harris, I Mabry - Women & Health, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify environmental, policy, and cultural
predictors of physical activity in urban African American women living in Baltimore, MD …