scholarly journals Predicting older adults' maintenance in exercise participation using an integrated social psychological model

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Stiggelbout ◽  
Marijke Hopman-Rock ◽  
Matty Crone ◽  
Lilian Lechner ◽  
Willem van Mechelen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Psychological Model ◽  
Exercise Participation

scholarly journals Improving centre-based group exercise participation of older adults using the behaviour change wheel

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e001078
Author(s):  
Boon Chong Kwok ◽  
Wai Pong Wong ◽  
Louisa Remedios
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Group Exercise ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
Behaviour Change Wheel ◽  
Wheel Model ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

An emphasis on active ageing could help to delay the onset of frailty. In Singapore, Senior Activity Centres provide free and guided group exercise sessions for older adults. However, one such centre had very low participation rates among community-dwelling older adults despite running standardised programmes. Based on a needs analysis from a prior project, this paper reports on strategies implemented to improve the daily centre-based group exercise participation rate among community-dwelling older adults. Using the behaviour change wheel model, participant motivation domains were identified as primary gaps, while the psychological capability and physical opportunity were categorised as secondary gaps. A logic model was used to design a project to respond to these identified gaps and guide the evaluation approach. Three strategies were implemented over a 4-week period and reviewed at 6 months: (1) promotion of the exercise classes, (2) delayed rewards for participation and (3) health ambassadors. Evaluation findings highlighted that more resources were needed for the training of community-dwelling older adult healthcare ambassadors in the use of motivational interviewing. The interventions were found to be efficacious in increasing daily group exercise participation rate at the centre, from an average of three to nine participants per day over the 4 weeks. Furthermore, more than 60% of these participants achieved the WHO’s weekly minimum exercise recommendation for older adults (150 min moderate-intensity physical activity). To increase the engagement of older adults in physical activity or exercise participation, we recommend the use of behaviour change wheel model and the use of community-based health ambassadors. In conclusion, the project found improved daily centre-based group physical exercise participation rates when all the domains in the behaviour change wheel model were addressed.

A Comparison of Office and Adult Day Care Center Older Volunteers: Social-Psychological and Demographic Differences

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morris A. Okun ◽  
Nancy Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
Day Care Center ◽  
Older Volunteers ◽  
Minimum Age

Numerous researchers have compared older adults who volunteer with those who do not volunteer on several demographic variables. In contrast, in the present study we compared older adults (minimum age = 55 years old) who volunteered to work for a community organization at an office or in a day care center on social-psychological and demographic predictors. It was hypothesized that day care center volunteers would have higher scores than office volunteers on sympathy, role taking, and self-based salience of volunteer role (i.e., personal identity). In addition, office volunteers were expected to have higher scores than day care center volunteers on other-based salience of volunteer role (i.e., social identity). Discriminant function analysis indicated that day care center volunteers were higher than office volunteers on sympathy whereas office volunteers were higher than day care center volunteers on educational attainment, involvement in clubs and organizations, and role taking.

scholarly journals Potential Benefits of a Minimal Dose Eccentric Resistance Training Paradigm to Combat Sarcopenia and Age-Related Muscle and Physical Function Deficits in Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Harper ◽  
Brennan J. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Training Paradigm ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
Minimal Dose ◽  
Age Related ◽  
And Function

The ability of older adults to perform activities of daily living is often limited by the ability to generate high mechanical outputs. Therefore, assessing and developing maximal neuromuscular capacity is essential for determining age-related risk for functional decline as well as the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. Interventions designed to enhance neuromuscular capacities underpinning maximal mechanical outputs could positively impact functional performance in daily life. Unfortunately, < 10% of older adults meet the current resistance training guidelines. It has recently been proposed that a more “minimal dose” RT model may help engage a greater proportion of older adults, so that they may realize the benefits of RT. Eccentric exercise offers some promising qualities for such an approach due to its efficiency in overloading contractions that can induce substantial neuromuscular adaptations. When used in a minimal dose RT paradigm, eccentric-based RT may be a particularly promising approach for older adults that can efficiently improve muscle mass, strength, and functional performance. One approach that may lead to improved neuromuscular function capacities and overall health is through heightened exercise tolerance which would favor greater exercise participation in older adult populations. Therefore, our perspective article will discuss the implications of using a minimal dose, submaximal (i.e., low intensity) multi-joint eccentric resistance training paradigm as a potentially effective, and yet currently underutilized, means to efficiently improve neuromuscular capacities and function for older adults.

The Effect of the Audience on the Home Advantage

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1123-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simo Salminen
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Psychological Model ◽  
Home Team ◽  
Home Advantage ◽  
Playing Time

According to a social psychological model for the home advantage, a supportive audience encourages the home team to play up to potential, while an unsupportive audience has the opposite effect. The audience's biased behavior results in an increase in penalties on the visiting team. The model was tested by conducting a content analysis of 56 matches shown on Finnish television between July 1984 and March 1986. The content analysis of each match registered the audience's clear reactions ( N = 126), goals, and penalties over a 5-minute playing time. The results did not confirm our theoretical model. When the audience supported the home team, the team scored more points and made more fouls than the visiting team. At the same time, the home team also scored more points when the audience supported the visiting team.

In home or at home? How collective decision making in a new care facility enhances social interaction and wellbeing amongst older adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1393-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRAIG KNIGHT ◽  
S. ALEXANDER HASLAM ◽  
CATHERINE HASLAM
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communal Space

ABSTRACTBenevolent, long-term care can threaten older adults' sense of autonomy in a residential home environment. Increasing reliance on a hotel style of living has been seen to erode social identity, life satisfaction and even survival or lifespan. Drawing on evidence from both gerontological and social psychological literature, this paper examines the links between the empowerment of residents and their subsequent quality of life in the context of a move into a new care facility in a medium-sized town in South-West England. A longitudinal experiment was conducted during which 27 residents on one floor of a new facility were involved in decisions surrounding its décor, while those on another floor were not. The residents' attitudes and behaviour were monitored at three points over five months (four weeks pre-move, four weeks post-move, and four months post-move). Consistent with the social identity literature, members of the empowered group reported increased identification with staff and fellow residents in the new home, displayed enhanced citizenship, reported improved wellbeing, and made more use of the communal space. Moreover the staff found the empowered residents to be more engaged with their environment and the people around them, to be generally happier and to have better health. These patterns were observed one month after the move and remained four months later. Some implications for theory and practice are discussed.

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