Open AccessResults of the First Year of Active for Life: Translation of 2 Evidence-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults Into Community Settings
Author(s) -
Sara Wilcox,
Marsha Dowda,
Sarah Griffin,
Carol Rheaume,
Marcia G. Ory,
Laura C. Leviton,
Abby C. King,
Andrea L. Dunn,
David M. Buchner,
Terry L. Bazzarre,
Paul A. Estabrooks,
Kimberly Campbell-Voytal,
Jenny Bartlett-Prescott,
Diane Dowdy,
Cynthia M. Castro,
Ruth Ann Carpenter,
David A. Dzewaltowski,
Robin Mockenhaupt
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.074690
Subject(s) - active living , psychological intervention , gerontology , physical activity , medicine , body mass index , public health , psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , pathology
Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults.