Promoting and maintaining physical activity in the transition to retirement: A systematic review of interventions for adults around retirement age

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Baxter, S ^a   Johnson, M ^a   Payne, N ^a   Buckley Woods, H ^a   Blank, L ^a   Hock, E ^a   Daley, A ^b   Taylor, A ^c   Pavey, T ^d   Mountain, G ^a   Goyder, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Inequalities; Interventions; Older age; Physical activity; Programmes; Retirement; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COUNSELING; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLICATION; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84957990831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-016-0336-3     Document Type: Review

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