The acceptability of physical activity interventions to older adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-23

  Devereux Fitzgerald, Angela ^a   Powell, Rachael ^a   Dewhurst, Anne ^a   French, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Enjoyment; Meta synthesis; Older adults; Physical activity; Value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; META ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84963632160     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.04.006     Document Type: Review

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