Older adults' perceived physical activity enablers and barriers: A multicultural perspective

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-140

  Mathews, Anna E ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^b   Laditka, James N ^b   Wilcox, Sara ^c   Corwin, Sara J ^c   Liu, Rui ^c   Friedman, Daniela B ^c   Hunter, Rebecca ^d   Tseng, Winston ^e   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^f  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Exercise; Focus groups; Perceptions; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTIVATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950927145     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.18.2.119     Document Type: Review

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