Requirements for (web-based) physical activity interventions targeting adults above the age of 65 years – qualitative results regarding acceptance and needs of participants and non-participants

Autor: Frauke Wichmann, Claudia R. Pischke, Dorothee Jürgens, Ingrid Darmann-Finck, Frauke Koppelin, Sonia Lippke, Alexander Pauls, Manuela Peters, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Saskia Muellmann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08927-8
Popis: Abstract Background It remains unclear how physical activity (PA) interventions need to be designed to reach older adults and to be widely accepted in this target group. The aim of this study was to assess the acceptance of a web-based PA program, including individual intervention components as well as relevant contextual factors, and to specify requirements for future interventions. Methods Two hundred sixty-six participants of a PA intervention completed a questionnaire covering individual program components (content, structure, and context). Further, 25 episodic guided interviews focusing on reasons for (non-) participation were conducted with 8 participants and 17 non-participants. Following qualitative content analysis, different requirements were identified and organized based on the social-ecological model, resulting in a profile of requirements. Results Based on the participants’ and non-participants’ statements, six different levels of requirements affecting acceptance of and successful participation in a web-based PA intervention were identified. The individual fit was influenced by an interaction of different factors at the intrapersonal, sociocultural, content, spatial, digital and organizational levels. Several age- and gender-specific requirements were noted in the interviewed older adults. Men and women, as well as younger (
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