Dye Cheryl J, Wilcox Sara
Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1705, USA.
Women Health. 2006;43(1):115-34. doi: 10.1300/J013v43n01_07.
This study elicited perceptions about physical activity in 28 older rural and low-income women (27 were Caucasian) in four focus groups to identify factors that affected their physical activity levels. This population is greatly understudied and underserved. Overall, themes that surfaced across the groups were consistent with social cognitive theory. Prominent themes included outcome expectations about both physical and mental benefits; beliefs about the sources of motivation to be physically active, including both internal sources and external sources; barriers to being active; and the types of social environments important for physical activity. These findings provide useful information regarding the types of physical activity programs preferred by rural, low-income older women and ways to build self-efficacy and social support among members of this population group with regard to increasing physical activity.
本研究通过四个焦点小组，收集了28名农村老年低收入女性（27名白种人）对体育活动的看法，以确定影响她们体育活动水平的因素。这一人群的研究和服务严重不足。总体而言，各小组中出现的主题与社会认知理论一致。突出的主题包括对身体和精神益处的结果期望；对体育活动动机来源的信念，包括内部来源和外部来源；活动障碍；以及对体育活动重要的社会环境类型。这些发现为农村低收入老年女性偏好的体育活动项目类型，以及在该人群中增强身体活动方面建立自我效能感和社会支持的方法提供了有用信息。
