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  • Self-identified motivators for physical activity: Perspectives of older residential care facility residents

    Author(s)
    Wootten, Steven
    Harris, Neil
    Wiseman, Nicola
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Wiseman, Nicola S.
    Harris, Neil D.
    Year published
    2021
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    Abstract
    Objectives: To inform strategies to increase physical activity amongst Older Residential Care Facility Residents (ORCFR), this research explored self-identified motivators for, benefits of and barriers to physical activity engagement. Methods: The research was framed within a salutogenic model of health, viewing health as a continuum shaped by one’s health resources and life stressors. This exploratory qualitative research examined the physical activity experiences of seven ORCFR in Brisbane, Australia. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions assessed basic demographics, Physical Activity (PA) levels, perceived ...
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    Objectives: To inform strategies to increase physical activity amongst Older Residential Care Facility Residents (ORCFR), this research explored self-identified motivators for, benefits of and barriers to physical activity engagement. Methods: The research was framed within a salutogenic model of health, viewing health as a continuum shaped by one’s health resources and life stressors. This exploratory qualitative research examined the physical activity experiences of seven ORCFR in Brisbane, Australia. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions assessed basic demographics, Physical Activity (PA) levels, perceived benefits of and barriers to PA. The resulting data underwent thematic analysis. Results: After seven interviews, data saturation was reached, revealing three major themes and seven subthemes. These were positive socialisation (inclusion) with subthemes of enjoying social contact and avoiding “zombieland” (loneliness). Negative socialisation (isolation) with subthemes of avoiding conflict and feeling awkward. Maintaining independence was the benefit, with subthemes of getting around to socialise, activities of daily living and preserving health to socialise. Conclusion: Conventional physical activity programs emphasising medical and clinical benefits are disconnected from ORCFR motivators, as residents perceive benefits in terms of mobility and socialisation. This disconnect partially explains poor acceptability and uptake of ORCFR physical activity interventions over the last 25 years.
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    Journal Title
    Health Promotion Journal of Australia
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.523
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    This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
    Subject
    Aged health care
    Health services and systems
    Nutrition and dietetics
    Public health
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    motivation
    older people
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/407056
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