Older Adults’ Perceptions of Health, Quality of Life, and Access to Health Promotion Initiatives for Active Aging: A Qualitative Approach
José Antonio Bicca Ribeiro, Breno Berny Vasconcelos, Kamila Bierhals Fernandes, Inácio Crochemore-Silva, Cristine Lima Alberton, Elena S Rotarou, Rafael Pizarro-Mena · 2025
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Ribeiro and co-authors ask older adults how a physical activity program shaped their health and quality of life. Activity programs are a key tool for healthy aging. Yet joining one depends on personal views and social background. Fourteen older adults, 11 of them women with a mean age of 68, joined two focus groups. All took part in a supervised program in southern Brazil. Talks were sorted into themes by structured analysis.
Themes covered health and aging, engagement with activity, and views on health promotion plans. Participants also named barriers to reaching such programs. Their accounts show what keeps older adults coming back. Program designers can use the lessons to widen access.
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| CREATOR | José Antonio Bicca Ribeiro, Breno Berny Vasconcelos, Kamila Bierhals Fernandes, Inácio Crochemore-Silva, Cristine Lima Alberton, Elena S Rotarou, Rafael Pizarro-Mena |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |