Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews

A Zubala, S MacGillivray, H Frost, T Kroll, DA Skelton… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objectives While there is strong evidence that regular participation in physical activity (PA)
brings numerous health benefits to older adults, and interventions to effectively promote PA …

Physical activity intervention effects on physical function among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JAD Chase, LJ Phillips… - Journal of aging and …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the effects of
supervised resistance and/or aerobic training physical activity interventions on performance …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity interventions targeting older adults: A critical review and recommendations

AC King, WJ Rejeski, DM Buchner - American journal of preventive …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background: Although many of the chronic conditions plaguing older populations are
preventable through appropriate lifestyle interventions such as regular physical activity …

A scoping review of physical activity interventions for older adults

J Taylor, S Walsh, W Kwok, MB Pinheiro… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background To inform implementation and future research, this scoping review investigates
the volume of evidence for physical activity interventions among adults aged 60+. Our …

The features of interventions associated with long-term effectiveness of physical activity interventions in adults aged 55–70 years: a systematic review and meta …

N O'Brien, S McDonald, V Araújo-Soares… - Health psychology …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Content, delivery and effects of physical activity (PA) interventions are heterogeneous. There
is a need to identify intervention features (content and delivery) related to long-term …

Non-face-to-face physical activity interventions in older adults: a systematic review

AM Müller, S Khoo - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and …, 2014 - Springer
Physical activity is effective in preventing chronic diseases, increasing quality of life and
promoting general health in older adults, but most older adults are not sufficiently active to …

Are behavioral interventions effective in increasing physical activity at 12 to 36 months in adults aged 55 to 70 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Hobbs, A Godfrey, J Lara, L Errington, TD Meyer… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Retirement represents a major transitional life stage in middle to older age.
Changes in physical activity typically accompany this transition, which has significant …

The acceptability of physical activity interventions to older adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis

A Devereux-Fitzgerald, R Powell, A Dewhurst… - Social science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rationale Physical activity can reduce the risk of chronic illnesses, frailty and deterioration of
cognitive function in older adults yet few older adults meet recommended levels of physical …

The Active plus protocol: systematic development of two theory- and evidence-based tailored physical activity interventions for the over-fifties

MM van Stralen, G Kok, H de Vries, AN Mudde… - BMC Public Health, 2008 - Springer
Background Limited data are available on the development, implementation and evaluation
processes of physical activity promotion programmes among older adults. More integrative …

Multiple influences on participating in physical activity in older age: Developing a social ecological approach

ER Boulton, M Horne, C Todd - Health Expectations, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evidence of the benefits of engaging in physical activity (PA) is strong, yet the
number of older adults meeting the recommended 150 min/wk is low. Policy to increase …