Why play an active role? A qualitative examination of lay citizens' main motives for participation in health promotion

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 416-426

  Fienieg, Barbara ^a   Nierkens, Vera ^a   Tonkens, Evelien ^a   Plochg, Thomas ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

health promotion programmes; participation; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864830449     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar047     Document Type: Review

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