Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults
Background: Physical activity (PA) has many benefits in preventing diseases and is essential for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Even so, only a few older people regularly participate in PA. Both facilitators and barriers affect physical exercise in older people. Aim: This study aims to...
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| author | Jahanvi Dineshbhai Patel Megha Sheth Anjali Jain |
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| description | Background:
Physical activity (PA) has many benefits in preventing diseases and is essential for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Even so, only a few older people regularly participate in PA. Both facilitators and barriers affect physical exercise in older people.
Aim:
This study aims to find barriers and facilitators of PA in older adults.
Materials and Methods:
This observational study used face-to-face interviews to gather data from older people (age >60 years) of a community of Ahmedabad. A set of questions was prepared to identify facilitators and barriers to PA in older adults. Data were collected from 150 older people through the convenience sampling method.
Statistical Analysis:
Descriptive statistics was used.
Results:
One hundred and fifty participants with a mean age of (67.92 ± 5.95) years participated in the study, including 71 (47.3%) females and 79 (52.7%) males. The results show that the common barriers to PA in older adults are health problems (31.7%), lack of time (30.2%), lack of motivation (46%), and weather (38%). Facilitators are beliefs that PA may prevent health problems (81%), improve health conditions (81%), enjoyment of activity (63.5%), family and friends’ involvement (47.6%), having the opportunity for PA-related support and social interaction with the participants (61.9%), living in a walkable area (60.3%), convenient/nearby PA locations (50.8%), and even walking surfaces (63.5%).
Conclusion:
Barriers to PA in older people were health problems, a lack of time, a lack of motivation/laziness, a lack of guidance from a professional, weather and environment such as traffic and lack of green areas. Facilitators believed that PA may prevent health problems; having the opportunity for PA-related support and social interaction/participation, living in a walkable area, even walking surfaces, and enjoyment of PA were also facilitators for PA among older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-563fca76435d4b89a945c83e8cae19142025-08-20T02:40:58ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsJournal of Integrated Health Sciences2347-64862347-64942024-01-01121626510.4103/jihs.jihs_12_24Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older AdultsJahanvi Dineshbhai PatelMegha ShethAnjali JainBackground: Physical activity (PA) has many benefits in preventing diseases and is essential for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Even so, only a few older people regularly participate in PA. Both facilitators and barriers affect physical exercise in older people. Aim: This study aims to find barriers and facilitators of PA in older adults. Materials and Methods: This observational study used face-to-face interviews to gather data from older people (age >60 years) of a community of Ahmedabad. A set of questions was prepared to identify facilitators and barriers to PA in older adults. Data were collected from 150 older people through the convenience sampling method. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics was used. Results: One hundred and fifty participants with a mean age of (67.92 ± 5.95) years participated in the study, including 71 (47.3%) females and 79 (52.7%) males. The results show that the common barriers to PA in older adults are health problems (31.7%), lack of time (30.2%), lack of motivation (46%), and weather (38%). Facilitators are beliefs that PA may prevent health problems (81%), improve health conditions (81%), enjoyment of activity (63.5%), family and friends’ involvement (47.6%), having the opportunity for PA-related support and social interaction with the participants (61.9%), living in a walkable area (60.3%), convenient/nearby PA locations (50.8%), and even walking surfaces (63.5%). Conclusion: Barriers to PA in older people were health problems, a lack of time, a lack of motivation/laziness, a lack of guidance from a professional, weather and environment such as traffic and lack of green areas. Facilitators believed that PA may prevent health problems; having the opportunity for PA-related support and social interaction/participation, living in a walkable area, even walking surfaces, and enjoyment of PA were also facilitators for PA among older adults.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jihs.jihs_12_24barriersfacilitatorsolder adultsphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Jahanvi Dineshbhai Patel Megha Sheth Anjali Jain Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults Journal of Integrated Health Sciences barriers facilitators older adults physical activity |
| title | Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults |
| title_full | Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults |
| title_fullStr | Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults |
| title_short | Barriers and Facilitators for Physical Activity in Older Adults |
| title_sort | barriers and facilitators for physical activity in older adults |
| topic | barriers facilitators older adults physical activity |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jihs.jihs_12_24 |
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