Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews

A Zubala, S MacGillivray, H Frost, T Kroll, DA Skelton… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objectives While there is strong evidence that regular participation in physical activity (PA)
brings numerous health benefits to older adults, and interventions to effectively promote PA …

[PDF][PDF] Acceptability of health care interventions: A theoretical framework and proposed research agenda

M Sekhon, M Cartwright… - Br J Health …, 2018 - minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au
The important role of service users in managing their own healthcare is widely recognised.
The advent of person-centred care (Royen et al., 2010) has legitimised the views of people …

Questions and answers about conducting systematic reviews in sport and exercise psychology

K Gunnell, VJ Poitras, D Tod - International Review of Sport and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Systematic reviews are used to gain insight into the state of research on a given topic,
theory, or process; or to inform the development of guidelines, interventions, and policy or …

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of strength and balance Exergames to reduce falls risk for people aged 55 years and older in UK assisted living facilities: a …

EK Stanmore, A Mavroeidi, LD de Jong, DA Skelton… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal unintentional injuries in older
people. The use of Exergames (active, gamified video-based exercises) is a possible …

Factors influencing physical activity participation among older people with low activity levels

R Rai, MI Jongenelis, B Jackson, RU Newton… - Ageing & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Despite the well-documented health benefits of physical activity in older adults, participation
levels remain low. With rapid global population ageing, intensive efforts are needed to …

“I would never come here because i've got my own garden”: Older adults' perceptions of small urban green spaces

VG Macintyre, S Cotterill, J Anderson… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Green spaces are known to improve health and wellbeing via several mechanisms, such as
by reducing stress and facilitating physical activity. However, little is known about the impact …

Physical and affective physical literacy domains improved after a six-week Exergame exercise program in older adults: a randomized controlled clinical trial

AM Campelo, A Weisberg, DP Sheehan… - Games for Health …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: We investigated the effects of an exergames-based exercise program for older
adults, and its benefits on their physical literacy (PL) domains, such as physical (mobility …

Determinants of physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review

C D'Amore, S Saunders, N Bhatnagar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Physical activity (PA) is critical for disease prevention and maintaining
functional ability with aging. Despite this, as many as 50% of older adults in populations …

Group-based physical activity interventions targeting enjoyment in older adults: A systematic review

RM Creighton, KF Paradis, NE Blackburn… - Journal of Ageing and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In previous research, older adults reported they preferred enjoyable exercise programmes.
The aim of this systematic review is to identify the components of enjoyable group-based …

Older adults' construal of sedentary behaviour: Implications for reducing sedentary behaviour in older adult populations

LJ McGowan, R Powell… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults are the most sedentary age group, with sedentary behaviour having negative
health-related consequences. There is currently limited understanding of how older adults …