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- Title
Barriers to Physical Activity and Restorative Care for Residents in Long-Term Care: A Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Benjamin, Kathleen; Edwards, Nancy; Ploeg, Jenny; Legault, Frances
- Abstract
Despite the benefits of physical activity, residents living in long-term care (LTC) are relatively sedentary. Designing successful physical activity and restorative care programs requires a good understanding of implementation barriers. A database search (2002-2013) yielded seven studies (nine articles) that met our inclusion criteria. We also reviewed 31 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine if the authors explicitly discussed the barriers encountered while implementing their interventions. Eleven RCTs (13 articles) included a discussion of the barriers. Hence, a total of 18 studies (22 articles) were included in this review. Barriers occurred at resident (e.g., health status), environmental (e.g., lack of space for physical activity), and organizational (e.g., staffing and funding constraints) levels. These barriers intersect to adversely affect the physical activity of older people living in LTC. Future studies targeting physical activity interventions for residents living in LTC are needed to address these multiple levels of influence.
- Subjects
ACCIDENTAL falls; ECOLOGY; LONG-term health care; MOTIVATION (Psychology); PEER relations; PHYSICAL activity; OLD age; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2014, Vol 22, Issue 1, p154
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1123/japa.2012-0139