title: Personal characteristics that influence exercise behavior of older adults.
abstract: Long-term exercise participation among older adults will result in healthier lifestyles and reduced need for health care. A better understanding, therefore, of what influences older individuals to start and maintain exercise plans would be beneficial. The twofold purpose of this study was (1) to create a knowledge base of determinants that influence exercise behavior in older adults and (2) to have health professionals prioritize determinants that affect exercise initiation and adherence in older adults. The expert panel examined nine determinants within the category of personal characteristics: age, gender, ethnicity, occupation, educational level, socioeconomic status, biomedical status, smoking status, and past exercise participation. The experts rated the determinants on importance for influencing exercise behavior of older adults. This expert panel concluded that older adults who are in good health and have a history of exercise activity might be more likely to participate in long-term exercise programs.
authors.affiliation: Atlanta VA Medical Center, Rehabilitation Research & Development Center, GA, USA. Lisazac3212@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lisa W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Boyette
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Boyette
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Furbush
authors.forename: Sandra B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.forename: L Jerome
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brandon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010358:Patient Participation; D010551:Personality