Open AccessMotivators and barriers for physical activity among health-care professionals: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Leyanna Susan George,
Harsha Lais,
Maya Chacko,
Charutha Retnakumar,
K. Vijayakumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_200_20
Subject(s) - laziness , qualitative research , focus group , medicine , expectancy theory , grounded theory , nursing , health care , population , life expectancy , physical activity , public health , family medicine , psychology , environmental health , social psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , social science , marketing , sociology , economics , business , economic growth
Physical inactivity is one of the critical risk factors for lifestyle-related diseases. In Kerala, the life expectancy of doctors who are considered the gatekeepers of health was found to be 13 years lower than the general population.