title: Sources of attrition in a church-based exercise program for older African-Americans.
abstract: Among 123 older African Americans recruited into a church-based exercise program, 43% had dropped out within four months. Compared to those who did not drop out, drop outs had lower levels of education, energy to do activities, energy to exercise, and self-ratings of health, all based on measures taken before the class. Over half of those who dropped out cited non-exercise related health problems, and 17% caregiver responsibilities. Of those who dropped out, half said they would continue to exercise and 32% said they intended to start within the next six months.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Prohaska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002835:Christianity; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009042:Motivation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*