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Older women's personal goals and exercise activity: an 8-year follow-up.
Anne ViljanenMerja RantakokkoTaina RantanenSanna ReadMilla SaajanahoJaakko KaprioMarja JylhäLi-tang Tsaisubject
Cross-sectional studyHealth BehaviorPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOddslaw.inventionRandomized controlled triallawHumansSet (psychology)Baseline (configuration management)Goal settingExerciseFinlandExercise activityAgedRehabilitationCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleIndependent LivingSelf ReportGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychologyGerontologyGoalsRisk Reduction BehaviorIndependent livingClinical psychologyFollow-Up Studiesdescription
This study investigated the associations of personal goals with exercise activity, as well as the relationships between exercise-related and other personal goals, among older women. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs were used with a sample of 308 women ages 66–79 at baseline. Women who reported exercise-related personal goals were 4 times as likely to report high exercise activity at baseline than those who did not report exercise-related goals. Longitudinal results were parallel. Goals related to cultural activities, as well as to busying oneself around the home, coincided with exercise-related goals, whereas goals related to own and other people’s health and independent living lowered the odds of having exercise-related goals. Helping older adults to set realistic exercise-related goals that are compatible with their other life goals may yield an increase in their exercise activity, but this should be evaluated in a controlled trial.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-16 | Journal of aging and physical activity |