Gillis A, Perry A
Department of Nursing, St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
J Adv Nurs. 1991 Mar;16(3):299-310. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1991.tb01653.x.
The purpose of this study is to examine the inter-relationships among participation between physical activity, perceived well-being, self-esteem, health status, health locus of control and health-promoting lifestyle activities of middle-aged women in a rural context. Since women comprise the largest (living) segment of the older population, it is extremely important to study the predictors of health promoting activities in this age group prior to old age. Recent research has noted that participation in physical activity acts as an entry point to reflect on health behaviour practices, creating a ripple effect to other areas of lifestyle behaviours. The research questions were framed within the Health Promotion Model. The study utilized a longitudinal experimental design. The findings of this study contribute to the small, but growing, research base on physical activity as a health-promoting lifestyle behaviour and physical activity as a lifestyle practice of women in the mid-life years. Findings also provide a base for the development of community physical-activity programmes and other intervention strategies to enhance the health and well-being of women, particularly those residing in a rural setting.
本研究的目的是考察农村中年女性的体育活动参与、感知幸福感、自尊、健康状况、健康控制点与健康促进生活方式活动之间的相互关系。由于女性在老年人口中占比最大（在世人群），因此在步入老年之前研究该年龄组健康促进活动的预测因素极为重要。近期研究指出，参与体育活动是反思健康行为实践的切入点，会对生活方式行为的其他领域产生连锁反应。研究问题是依据健康促进模型提出的。本研究采用纵向实验设计。本研究的结果为将体育活动作为一种健康促进生活方式行为以及中年女性生活方式实践的研究奠定了基础，尽管这方面的研究较少，但在不断增加。研究结果还为制定社区体育活动计划和其他干预策略提供了依据，以增进女性尤其是农村女性的健康和幸福感。
