Yarwood Judy, Carryer Jenny, Gagan Mary Jo
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
Nurs Prax N Z. 2005 Nov;21(3):24-37.
Health benefits associated with being active are well recognised and yet for many, particularly women at midlife, how this activity is maintained is both complex and poorly understood. This paper describes a qualitative feminist study in which 10 midlife women participated in two semi-structured interviews to explore factors influencing their ability to maintain physical activity over time. A thematic analysis uncovered participants' beliefs and behaviours regarding their experience of, and strategies used to maintain, regular activity. Four core themes emerged; 'exercise is part of me, part of my life', 'the importance of being fit and healthy', 'exercise interweaves and changes with life situations', and 'constraints and conflicts'. Encompassed within these four was a desire for life long good health and physical fitness. Maintaining regular physical activity was intrinsically connected to family, relationships and work. Findings from this study indicate how important it is for nurses to consider contextual realities when encouraging and supporting midlife women to maintain physical activity.
积极活动对健康有益，这一点已得到广泛认可。然而，对于许多人，尤其是中年女性来说，如何保持这种活动既复杂又鲜为人知。本文描述了一项定性的女性主义研究，其中10名中年女性参与了两次半结构化访谈，以探讨影响她们长期保持体育活动能力的因素。主题分析揭示了参与者关于她们的经历以及用于维持定期活动的策略的信念和行为。出现了四个核心主题：“锻炼是我的一部分，是我生活的一部分”、“保持健康的重要性”、“锻炼与生活状况相互交织并随其变化”以及“限制和冲突”。这四个主题中都包含了对终身健康和身体健康的渴望。保持定期体育活动与家庭、人际关系和工作有着内在联系。这项研究的结果表明，护士在鼓励和支持中年女性保持体育活动时，考虑背景现实是多么重要。
