Adoption and maintenance of physical activity: Planning interventions in young, middle-aged, and older adults
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- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology & Health
- Vol. 21 (2) , 145-163
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1476832050018891
Abstract
Young, middle-aged, and older adults in orthopaedic outpatient rehabilitation (N = 373) were randomly assigned to either an interviewer-assisted or a standard-care self-administered planning intervention. Physical activity planning consisted of specifying action plans to facilitate action initiation, and coping plans to overcome barriers. The interviewer-assisted condition led to more complete action plans and a longer duration of physical activities up to six months after discharge. Regarding coping planning, older and middle-aged adults benefited more from interviewer-assisted planning while younger adults benefited more from self-administered planning. Planning as such was found to be an effective tool for enactment irrespective of chronological age. The delayed effect of coping planning on enactment suggests that coping planning is important for long-term maintenance.Keywords
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