[Effects of the exercise self-efficacy and exercise benefits/barriers on doing regular exercise of the elderly].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of exercise self-efficacy and exercise benefits/barriers on doing regular exercise among elderly.


METHODS
The subjects were 484 older adults who were eligible and agreed to participate in this study. Data were collected from July 27 to September 21, 2007 by face-to-face, and private interviews. The questionnaires consisted of Exercise Self-efficacy, and Exercise Benefits/Barriers. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS 13.0 program, which was used for frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, and logistic regression.


RESULTS
The major findings of this study were as follows: 1) Approximately 56.8% of participants were doing regular exercise. Study participants' exercise self-efficacy mean score was 36.30, exercise benefits 2.74, and exercise barriers 2.03; 2) There was significant correlation between exercise self-efficacy and exercise benefits; 3) Significant factors influencing regular exercise were self-efficacy, exercise benefits and exercise barriers.


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggested that nurses should emphasize exercise benefits/barriers and reinforce self-efficacy to improve regular exercise in the elderly.
Hwang
Eun Hee
EH
College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. ehh0104@ewha.ac.kr
Chung
Yeo Sook
YS
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires