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12859605

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to investigate whether advice by health care professionals is associated with increased exercise activity in older people. As part of the Evergreen follow-up study, self-report data on exercise related advice were collected in 1996 and physical activity in 1988 and 1996 among 611 non-institutional people initially aged 65-84 years. Logistic regression analyses were used to study the association of recollection of having received exercise counseling with increased activity. Of all the subjects, 92% reported having been in contact with health care professionals during the follow-up period, and 58% of them recalled having been advised to exercise. Those men and women who recalled having received advice, started to participate in supervised exercise classes 5-6 times more often than those who did not recall being advised. The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) in men was 6.27 (1.19-32.9), and in women 5.27 (1.97-14.1). For calisthenics at home, the corresponding figure was 12.5 (3.52-44.4) in men. We concluded that initiating new physical activities in old age is strongly connected to encouragement to exercise by health care professionals. Health care professionals should be supported to promote exercise among older patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0905-7188
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of advice by health care professionals on increasing physical activity of older people.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies