“You Have to Keep Moving, Be Active”: Perceptions and Experiences of Habitual Physical Activity in Older Women With Osteoporosis | Zendy

IngMari Dohrn | Zendy; Agneta Ståhle | Zendy; Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen | Zendy

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“You Have to Keep Moving, Be Active”: Perceptions and Experiences of Habitual Physical Activity in Older Women With Osteoporosis

Author(s) -

IngMari Dohrn,

Agneta Ståhle,

Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20150131

Subject(s) - osteoporosis , qualitative research , context (archaeology) , perception , gerontology , physical activity , psychology , medicine , balance (ability) , socioeconomic status , physical therapy , population , sociology , paleontology , social science , environmental health , neuroscience , biology , endocrinology

Physical activity (PA) is essential for older adults with osteoporosis, and health care professionals play important roles in promoting PA and encouraging patients to make healthy choices. However, many factors influence habitual PA, and there is only limited knowledge about the perceptions and experiences of PA among older women with osteoporosis.

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