Older adults' perceptions of physical activity and cognitive health: Implications for health communication

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-24

  Price, Anna E ^a   Corwin, Sara J ^b   Friedman, Daniela B ^b   Laditka, Sarah B ^c   Colabianchi, Natalie ^d   Montgomery, Kara M ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^d Public Health Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; cognitive health; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 79751492846     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110369764     Document Type: Article

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