Motives for and barriers to physical activity among older adults with mobility limitations.
The purpose of this study was to investigate what older adults with severe, moderate, or no mobility limitation consider motives for and barriers to engaging in physical exercise. Community-dwelling adults (N=645) age 75-81 years completed a questionnaire about their motives for and barriers to physical exercise and answered interview questions on mobility limitation. Those with severely limited mobility more often reported poor health, fear and negative experiences, lack of company, and an unsuitable environment as barriers to exercise than did those with no mobility limitation. They also accentuated disease management as a motive for exercise, whereas those with no or moderate mobility limitation emphasized health promotion and positive experiences related to exercise. Information about differences in motives for and barriers to exercise among people with and without mobility limitation helps tailor support systems that support engagement in physical activity among older adults.
Rasinaho
Minna
M
Department of Sport Sciences and Finnish Center for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Hirvensalo
Mirja
M
Leinonen
Raija
R
Lintunen
Taru
T
Rantanen
Taina
T
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009043:Motor Activity