A model testing factors that influence physical activity for Taiwanese adults with anxiety.

The aim of this study was to test a theoretical model of the facilitators and barriers to physical activity for Taiwanese adults with anxiety. Structural equation modeling was used to examine both one-way direct and indirect influences of 11 personal and cognitive-emotional factors on physical activity in this population (N = 239). The final version of the model provided a good fit to the data, with nine variables explaining 23.

Leisure-time physical activity among midlife Korean immigrant women in the US.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among midlife Korean American women and to determine the relationships of LTPA with individual characteristics and behavior-specific cognition and affects. A cross-sectional descriptive study of 152 middle-aged Korean American women in Central Texas was conducted using a health-promotion model of physical activity adapted from Pender's Health Promotion Model. The results showed that 32% of the participants were not engaged in any form of exercise.

Predictors of physical activity in older adults with borderline hypertension.

Background: Physical activity (PA) is effective in controlling blood pressure (BP) and is important in the treatment and prevention of hypertension in the elderly. Reasons for engaging in regular PA are complex and are influenced by personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors.

Objective: To test a predictive model of PA in older adults with borderline hypertension.

Decisional balance for exercise: adaptation of an instrument for older Mexican American women.

The purpose of this study was to adapt and test an instrument to measure decisional balance for exercise with older Mexican American women. Items were derived from a Decisional Balance Scale (DBS) developed by Marcus, Rakowski, and Rossi (1992) and a focus group with Mexican American women aged 60 to 86 years. The adapted Spanish-English DBS was administered to 75 Mexican American women (38 exercisers and 37 non-exercisers).

Life satisfaction and its correlates in older women with osteoarthritis.

Purpose: To identify the relationships among functional disability, chronic daily stress, coping strategies, beliefs about personal control, social support, and life satisfaction in older women with osteoarthritis.

Design: A descriptive, correlational design was used.

Sample: The study participants were 107 women aged 60 years or older.