The role of walkers' needs and expectations in supporting maintenance of attendance at walking groups: A longitudinal multi-perspective study of walkers and walk group leaders

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Kassavou, Aikaterini ^a   Turner, Andrew ^b   French, David P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LEADERSHIP; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NEEDS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WALKING; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WALKING;

EID: 84925067773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118754     Document Type: Article

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