ArticleThe Gerontologist2014
Multiple levels of influence on older adults' attendance and adherence to community exercise classes.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
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- Post-exercise hypotension after different volumes of combined calisthenic and walking exercises in older adults with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Trial
- Patterns and influencing factors of exercise attendance of breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
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- Ecological Predictors of Older Adults' Participation and Retention in a Physical Activity Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Older Adults' Experiences of Behavior Change Support in a Digital Fall Prevention Exercise Program: Qualitative Study Framed by the Self-determination Theory.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Fit & Strong! Plus Trial Outcomes for Obese Older Adults with Osteoarthritis.The Gerontologist · 2020Trial
- 'Managing pieces of a personal puzzle' - Older people's experiences of self-management falls prevention exercise guided by a digital program or a booklet.BMC geriatrics · 2019Trial
- Exercise patterns in older adults instructed to follow moderate- or high-intensity exercise protocol - the generation 100 study.BMC geriatrics · 2018Trial
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- Implementation of Falls Management Exercise (FaME) falls prevention programme among community-dwelling older adults. A scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Perceived Capability, Social Belonging, and Behavioral Adherence in Adult Group Fitness Classes: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Predictors.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme implemented across three United Kingdom regions: a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Who leads exercise for older adults? A comparative policy and workforce analysis of older adult exercise leadership in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- What older adults say about participating in health-promoting activities to prevent frailty: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine the influence of individual participant, instructor, and group factors on participants' attendance and adherence to community exercise classes for older adults. DESIGN AND
methodsLongitudinal data from 16 instructors, 26 classes, and 193 older participants within those classes (aged 60-100 years) were examined. Data were collected using questionnaires on individual participants' demographics, attitudes, health perceptions and conditions, and group cohesion. Instructors' demographics, training, background, experience, attitudes, and personality were collected. Group factors included class type, cost, transport, and whether the class was held in an area of deprivation. Outcomes (attendance/adherence) were collected through attendance records.
resultsMultilevel modelling (MLwiN) revealed both instructor and individual participant variables were important in understanding attendance and adherence. Individuals' housing, education, mental well-being, group cohesion, and attitudes were important predictors of attendance at 3 and 6 months. Instructors' age, gender, experience, and motivational training were important at 3 months, whereas instructor personality was important at both 3 and 6 months. Having attended longer than 6 months at baseline, participants' attitudes, weeks offered, instructors' personality, and experience were associated with adherence at 6 months. IMPLICATIONS: Results suggest that instructors' characteristics alongside individual participant factors play a role in influencing participants' attendance to exercise classes. These factors should be considered when setting up new programs.
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