Exercise motivation and quality of life among the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

J Med Life

Department of Social Welfare, School of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Bengkulu, Sumatera, Indonesia.

Published: April 2022

This study aimed to investigate the motivation of participating in exercise and the impact on the quality of life among the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study used a mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative) and included 109 respondents (72 women and 37 men) to answer the questionnaires. In addition, the study included 15 participants for the qualitative phase, consisting of 8 women and 5 men from the elderly group, 1 village official, and 1 youth leader. The results showed a significant correlation between the motivation of following exercise and the quality of life among elderly.

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