Understanding the factors that motivate and prevent the participation of older adults in physical activity in Heredian day centers
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | The study explored the perception that older adults in Heredia day centers about the factors that influence and prevent participation in physical activity. Participants: A sample was used by criteria of six subjects for each of the five participating centers, three of the female gender and three of the male gender, all are physically active since they have three times a week attendance to the program, they also have a stay greater than a year and a half at the center. Procedures: Data collection will be done through focus groups with eight semi-structured questions, according to the Ecological Model. Analysis: A preliminary analysis of the information will be carried out through the qualitative analysis model of the Grounded Theory. In this way, the data will be coded through three instances proposed by the model: open, axial and selective coding. In addition to this, a triangulation of data will be done using data sources, theories, and researchers. Results: the enjoyment of participating in the program and the social support generated in the environment of physical activity classes, was perceived as the main motivating factors. On the contrary, the fear of suffering an injury and lack of other sources or programs was perceived as barriers to get more involved in physical activity. As a conclusion, this study has shown that the elements perceived by older adults to carry out physical activity include the motivation generated by enjoyment, positive self-efficacy and the structure of social support among the participants, not to mention the positive modeling of the instructors in the centers. daytime: At the same time, the barriers that reduce the participation of older adults are the fear of suffering an injury, lack of support or overprotection in the family environment. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/49474 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/gerontologia/article/view/49474 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Senior Adult, Perception, Adherence, Factors, Physical Activity. Persona adulta mayor, percepción, adherencia, factores, actividad física. |