title: Physical activity among older Mexican American women.
abstract: Theories of stage of readiness for change and self-efficacy guided this investigation of (a) performance of habitual physical activity (daily activity and leisure/sport activity), (b) preference for leisure Physical activities, and (c) relationships of age, stage of readiness for exercise, and exercise self-efficacy with habitual physical activity. The sample consisted of 71 community-residing Mexican American women aged 60-87 years. Fifty-six women reported performing at least one leisure/sport activity; the most frequent was walking, reported by 47 women. Fifty-three women stated that walking was their preferred leisure activity. Age, self-efficacy, and stage of readiness accounted for 27% of the variance in daily activity and 32% of the variance in leisure/sport activity. These findings suggest that stage of readiness for change and self-efficacy theories are useful for this population.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin, 78701-1499, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Laffrey
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D007899:Leisure Activities; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020377:Self Efficacy; D015206:Southwestern United States; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data