How do older adults respond to active australia physical activity questions? lessons from cognitive interviews

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-86

  Heesch, Kristiann C ^a   Van Uffelen, Jannique ^b   Brown, Wendy J ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Exercise; Qualitative methods; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891403004     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/JAPA.2012-0175     Document Type: Article

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