Physical activity among older people with sight loss: A qualitative research study to inform policy and practice

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 124-130

  Phoenix, C ^a   Griffin, M ^a,b   Smith, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older adults; Physical activity; Qualitative methods; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH POLICY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH METHOD; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84924617896     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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