Determinants of self-reported physical activity among Jordanian adults: Clinical scholarship

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 342-348

  Ammouri, Ali A ^a   Neuberger, Geri ^b   Nashwan, Abdulqadir J ^a   Al Haj, Ahmad M ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Health promotion; Jordanians; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JORDAN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 36148940692     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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