Nigg, Claudio R.; Burbank, Patricia M.; Padula, Cindy; Dufresne, Robert; Rossi, Joseph S.; Velicer, Wayne F.; Laforge, Robert G.; Prochaska, James O. (1999). Stages of Change Across Ten Health Risk Behaviors for Older Adults. Gerontologist, 39(4), pp. 473-482. Oxford University Press 10.1093/geront/39.4.473
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Owing to the recent success of the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change and the possible relationships between health behaviors, this study investigated the stage distribution of 10 healthy behaviors (seatbelt use, avoidance of high fat food, eating a high-fiber diet, attempting to lose weight, exercising regularly, avoiding sun exposure, sunscreen use, attempting to reduce stress, stopping smoking, and conducting cancer self-exams) and their interrelationships in a representative sample of health maintenance organization (HMO) members. The majority of older adults were found to be in either precontemplation or maintenance, illustrating the need to target interventions to precontemplation. Most older individuals were in precontemplation for losing weight and/or sunscreen use and exercise, making these behaviors a priority for intervention research. Possible gateway behaviors to general health could be identified; however, these results are preliminary and require longitudinal follow-up.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Nigg, Claudio Renato |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
0016-9013 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Claudio Renato Nigg |
Date Deposited: |
21 Jun 2024 16:04 |
Last Modified: |
01 Jul 2024 16:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/geront/39.4.473 |
PubMed ID: |
10495586 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/193420 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193420 |
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