Mall walking. An effective mental health intervention for older adults.
1. Traditional goals of health promotion and disease prevention are actually secondary factors in many walkers' motivations for mall-walking activity. 2. The routine of mall walking and the social relationships they form keep older adults going back to the mall. 3. Successful mall-walking program directors are beginning to understand the need to emphasize the social benefits of participating in a mall-walking group as much, if not more than, the health benefits of regular exercise.
Travis
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University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
Duncan
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McAuley
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012803:Sick Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology*