• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Benefits of, and Barriers to, Moderate Physical Activity Across Stages of Change in Older German Family Caregivers
  • Beteiligte: Budnick, Andrea; Kotb, Katja Amin; Dräger, Dagmar; Blüher, Stefan
  • Erschienen: Hogrefe Publishing Group, 2014
  • Erschienen in: Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 22 (2014) 1, Seite 15-20
  • Sprache: Deutsch
  • DOI: 10.1026/0943-8149/a000109
  • ISSN: 0943-8149; 2190-6289
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  • Beschreibung: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the benefits of, and barriers to, moderate physical activity across stages of change in a sample of 103 caregivers in Germany, aged 50 years and older (Mage = 63.95 years, SD = 9.39, age range 50 – 83 years, 82.5 % female). The exploratory factor analysis yielded a two-factor structure encompassing perceived benefits and barriers. While both perceived benefits and barriers were significantly related to stages of change with regard to levels of activity, perceived benefits showed a stronger positive relationship. Thus, interventions that promote moderate physical activity in older family caregivers should consider strategies that maximize the perceived advantages of activity rather than refuting the disadvantages.