Promoting physical activity for elders with compromised function: The lifestyle interventions and independence for elders (LIFE) study physical activity intervention

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 1119-1131

  Rejeski, W Jack ^a   Axtell, Robert ^b   Fielding, Roger ^c   Katula, Jeffrey ^a   King, Abby C ^d   Manini, Todd M ^e   Marsh, Anthony P ^a   Pahor, Marco ^e   Rego, Alvito ^f   Tudor Locke, Catrine ^g   Newman, Mark ^h   Walkup, Michael P ⁱ   Miller, Michael E ⁱ  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Aging; Compromised physical function; Older adults; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BODY MASS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGING; COMPROMISED PHYSICAL FUNCTION; OLDER ADULTS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84884545633     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S49737     Document Type: Article

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