دورية أكاديمية
Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order in Active Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.
| العنوان: | Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order in Active Older Adults: A Qualitative Study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Damewood, Maria E., Clark, Savannah-Faith, Artese, Ashley L. |
| المصدر: | Journal of Aging & Physical Activity; Jan2024, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p27-33, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | RECOGNITION (Psychology), COVID-19, PATIENT participation, PHYSICAL fitness centers, HOSPITAL closures, RESEARCH methodology, INTERVIEWING, PHYSICAL activity, QUALITATIVE research, COMPARATIVE studies, SELF-efficacy, FUNCTIONAL assessment, EXERCISE, RESEARCH funding, STAY-at-home orders, THEMATIC analysis, PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation, OLD age |
| مستخلص: | To reduce the spread of COVID-19, in March of 2020, the state of Virginia issued a stay-at-home order requiring fitness center closures for 2.4 months. The purpose of this study was to explore how the fitness center closures influenced physical activity (PA) in older adults who previously participated in the centers' exercise classes. Eleven older adults (69.0 ± 6.6 years) completed semistructured interviews, which were transcribed and analyzed to identify emergent themes. Ten participants reported engaging in PA during the stay-at-home order; four participants maintained/increased PA compared to prepandemic levels. Four themes emerged regarding PA are as follows: recognition of the value of PA, high self-efficacy in regard to PA, adaptation to circumstances, and functional limitations. Findings suggest that prior exercise class participation positively influenced PA. While most participants did not maintain prepandemic PA levels, they remained active because they recognized the benefits of PA, had high self-efficacy for exercise, and adapted to their circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: | Complementary Index |
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