Jefferis, BJ;
Sartini, C;
Lee, IM;
Choi, M;
Amuzu, A;
Gutierrez, C;
Casas, JP;
... Whincup, PH; + view all
(2014)
Adherence to physical activity guidelines in older adults, using objectively measured physical activity in a population-based study.
BMC Public Health
, 14
p. 382.
10.1186/1471-2458-14-382.
Preview |
Text
1471-2458-14-382.pdf Download (357kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Physical activity (PA) levels in older adults decline with age. The prevalence and correlates of adherence to current UK PA guidelines in older adults has not been studied using objectively measured PA, which can examine precisely whether PA is carried out in bouts of specified length and intensity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Adherence to physical activity guidelines in older adults, using objectively measured physical activity in a population-based study |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-382 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-382 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2014 Jefferis et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
| Keywords: | Accelerometry, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Environment, Exercise, Female, Great Britain, Guidelines as Topic, Health, Health Behavior, Humans, Male, Mobility Limitation, Motor Activity, Patient Compliance, Safety, Self Efficacy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1428648 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
