Lifestyle physical activity of older rural women.
The purpose of this study was to describe and examine the lifestyle physical activity behaviors (household, leisure, occupational) of older rural women. Background characteristics included demographics, environment, social support, and health. Intrapersonal characteristics included motivation and self-efficacy. The majority of the women's energy expenditure was in the household dimension. Social support was positively associated with household activities. A higher level of leisure physical activity was associated with living within the two small cities and reporting lower levels of health and lower motivation. This research highlights the importance of household physical activity and the contribution of social support for household physical activity, both of which may be important in developing interventions to promote physical activity in older rural women.
Plonczynski
Donna J
DJ
School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
Wilbur
JoEllen
J
Larson
Janet L
JL
Thiede
Keith
K
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008019:Life Style; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*