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Article: Are there different predictors of distinct exercise components?
- Article from:
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Association of Rehabilitation Nurses May/Jun 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Key words
aged, exercise
Rehabilitation nurses often recommend to aging adults that they exercise. Despite the recommendations and the widespread evidence of its benefits, few older adults exercise. This study examined the predictors of distinct components of exercise behavior: exercise intensity, frequency per week, duration of sessions, and months per year. Social cognitive theory predictors of exercise were measured with previously developed instruments. Interviews were conducted with community-dwelling elders (N =147). The study constructs accounted for modest to moderate amounts of variance (41% of months per year, 35% of frequency, 35% of exercise intensity, and 20% of episode ...