Initiation and maintenance of exercise behavior in older women: Predictors from the social learning model
Initiation and maintenance of exercise behavior in older women: Predictors from the social learning model
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1013593819121
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发表时间：
2002-02-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Judge, JO
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作者：
Litt, MD;Kleppinger, A;Judge, JO
本研究的目的是确定在何种程度上可修改的社会学习结构预测长期坚持锻炼计划的老年人。参与者是189名年龄在59至78岁之间的女性，被诊断为低骨密度。每隔3个月评估一次运动行为。在基线和12个月随访时测量自我效能、改变准备、运动方向、一般社会支持和运动支持。分析表明，最初采用的锻炼行为是最好的预测准备改变。运动自我效能可预测维持，运动社会支持可预测12个月时的运动行为。研究结果支持健康行为改变的阶段和过程模型。干预措施，以提高通过和维护老年妇女的运动计划的研究结果的影响进行了讨论。
The purpose of the present study was to determine the extent to which modifiable social learning constructs predicted long-term adherence to an exercise program in older individuals. Participants were 189 women aged 59 to 78 years and diagnosed with low bone density. Exercise behavior was assessed at 3-month intervals. Self-efficacy, readiness for change, orientation toward exercise, social support in general, and support specifically for exercise were measured at baseline and at 12-month follow-up. Analyses indicated that initial adoption of exercise behavior was best predicted by readiness to change. Maintenance was predicted by self-efficacy for exercise, and exercise behavior at 12 months was predicted by social support for exercise. The results were seen as supportive of the stages and processes of change model of health behavior change. Implications of the findings for interventions to enhance adoption and maintenance of exercise programs by older women are discussed.