Authors DOI: https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.27.751 Keywords: barrier, geriatric, motivation, physical activity Abstract

Objectives

To estimate the level of physical activity among geriatric population, to determine the motivating factors for being active and identifying barriers that prevent participants from engaging in physical activity.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out at one of the wards within Ahmedabad city following multi-stage random sampling. The calculated sample size was 230. A pre-designed, validated, short version International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Behaviour Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3) were used for data collection by personal interview. From selected sampling-frame, geriatric people residing in every 5th household were interviewed after obtaining oral informed consent following simple-random sampling.

Results

Of total 230 study participants, 67 (29.13%) were physically active (cumulative for Category 2 and Category 3), while the remaining 163 (70.87%) were found physically inactive (i.e., minimally active [Category 1]). Motivational scores, particularly in identified regulation, showed higher median scores across subdomains of the BREQ-3. Amotivation exhibited a strong negative correlation with physical activity, while intrinsic regulation displayed a strong positive correlation.

Conclusion

More than two-third of study participants were physically inactive. Level of educational status, type of previous occupation involved, presence of addiction, BMI, electronic device usage duration per day and presence of chronic illness were statistically significant determinants to decide involvement of elderly people in category of physical activity. Amotivation, external and introjected regulation had negative correlation with physical activity, while intrinsic regulation and RAI (Relative Autonomy Index) showed positive correlation with physical activity. None of the behavioural regulators had statis-tically significant association with category of physical activity.

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Dave VR, Desai NB, Rathod V. Level, Motivation and Barriers to Participate in Physical Activity among Geriatric Population at Ahmedabad City, India: An Epidemiological Factsheet. Can Geriatr J [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 4 [cited 2024 Oct. 6];27(3):299-306. Available from: https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/751

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