Multiple levels of influence on older adults' attendance and adherence to community exercise classes

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 599-610

  Hawley Hague, Helen ^a   Horne, Maria ^a   Campbell, Malcolm ^a   Demack, Sean ^b   Skelton, Dawn A ^c   Todd, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attendance; Behavior; Exercise programs; Instructor

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905051703     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt075     Document Type: Article

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