Exercise for older people
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Testing campaign slogans designed to motivate older people to be more physically active
What is the best slogan to motivate older people to increase their levels of physical activity? This online survey of 1200 Australians aged 50 years and older tested the relative effectiveness of five different campaign slogans.
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Machine learning models for identifying pre-frailty in community dwelling older adults
The results of this study indicate that machine learning methods are well suited for predicting pre-frailty, and indicate a range of factors that may be useful to include in targeted health assessments to identify pre-frailty in middle aged and older adults.
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Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the activity and mental health of older people in Indonesia: a qualitative study
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused detrimental impacts on different population groups throughout the world. This study aimed to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic’s mandatory lockdown protocols on individual and social activities and mental health conditions of community-dwelling older people in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Ethnic differences in barriers and enablers to physical activity among older adults
Despite its well-known health benefits, most older adults do not commit to undertaking sufficient physical activity (PA). In this study we aimed to examine the perceived benefits of and barriers and enablers to PA from the perspectives of older Caucasian and Chinese adults living in Australia. Individual and group interviews with 17 Caucasian (mean age...
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Ethnic‐specific suggestions for physical activity based on existing recreational physical activity preferences of New Zealand women
This research examined recreational physical activities of New Zealand women, in an attempt to develop ethnic‐specific suggestions encouraging physical activity (PA) participation as a targeted approach to reduce obesity rates.