Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Repatriation General Hospital, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
J Aging Health. 2012 Mar;24(2):287-306. doi: 10.1177/0898264311422254. Epub 2011 Sep 28.
To determine self-reported physical activity barriers, behaviors, and beliefs about exercise of a representative sample and to identify associated sociodemographic factors.
Face-to-face interviews conducted between September and December 2008, using a random stratified sampling technique.
Barriers injury and illness were associated with being older, single, and not engaged in full-time work; lack of time was associated with being married, younger, female, and working full-time; and lack of motivation and cost were associated with being younger than 65 years. Advancing age was significantly associated (p < .001) with reduced physical activity. Factors including age, education, marital status, and area of residence were all associated with preferences for environment to exercise in, while all age groups (74%) felt that walking was the most important type of exercise for older adults.
A better understanding of these factors may improve uptake of and adherence to exercise programs across the ages.
确定具有代表性样本的自我报告的体力活动障碍、行为和锻炼信念，并确定相关的社会人口因素。
2008 年 9 月至 12 月期间进行面对面访谈，采用随机分层抽样技术。
受伤和患病的障碍与年龄较大、单身和不从事全职工作有关；缺乏时间与已婚、年轻、女性和全职工作有关；缺乏动力和成本与年龄小于 65 岁有关。年龄增长与体力活动减少显著相关（p<.001）。包括年龄、教育程度、婚姻状况和居住地区在内的因素都与选择锻炼环境有关，而所有年龄段（74%）都认为散步是老年人最重要的运动类型。
更好地了解这些因素可能会提高各个年龄段的锻炼计划的参与度和坚持度。
