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dc.contributor.author | Victor, CR | - |
dc.contributor.author | Rogers, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Woodcock, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Beighton, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cook, DG | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kerry, SM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Iliffe, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Whincup, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ussher, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Harris, T | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-27T12:34:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-06 | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-27T12:34:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 67: pp. 1-6, (2016) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0167-4943 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494316301078 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12868 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background - Physical Activity (PA) has significant health benefits for older adults, but nearly all UK over 60’s are not achieving recommended levels. The PACE-Lift primary care-based walking intervention for 60-75 year-olds used a structured, theoretically grounded intervention with pedometers, accelerometers, handbooks and support from practice nurses trained in behaviour change techniques. It demonstrated an objective increase in walking at 3 and 12 months. We investigated the experiences of intervention participants who did (and did not) increase their walking, in order to explore facilitators to increased walking. Methods - Semi-structured telephone interviews used an interview schedule with a purposive sample of 30 intervention participants, 19 who had objectively increased their walking over the previous year and 11 who had not. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and coded independently by researchers to generate a thematic coding framework. Results - Both groups confirmed that walking was an appropriate PA for people of ‘their age’. The majority of those with increased walking participated in the trial as a couple, were positive about individualised goal-setting, developed strategies for maintaining their walking, and had someone to walk with. Non-improvers reported their attempts to increase walking were difficult because of lack of social support and were less positive about the intervention’s behaviour change components. Discussion - Walking is an acceptable and appropriate PA intervention for older people. The intervention’s goal-setting components were important for those who increased their walking. Mutual support between partners participating as a couple and having someone to walk with also facilitated increased walking. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) through the Research for Patient Benefit Programme (RFPB) (PB-PG-0909-20055) (PACE-Lift trial). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical activity | en_US |
dc.subject | Walking intervention | en_US |
dc.subject | Couples | en_US |
dc.subject | Older people | en_US |
dc.subject | Behaviour change | en_US |
dc.title | What factors support older people to increase their physical activity levels? An exploratory analysis of the experiences of PACE-Lift trial participants | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2016.06.006 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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