Attitudes and beliefs to the uptake and maintenance of physical activity among community-dwelling South Asians aged 60-70 years: A qualitative study

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 417-423

  Horne, M ^a   Skelton, D A ^b   Speed, S ^a   Todd, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Exercise; Older adults; Physical activity; South asian; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH BELIEF; LIFESTYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOSLEM; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH ASIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84860463905     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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