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Physical activity as a health resource: a cross-sectional survey applying a salutogenic approach to what older adults consider meaningful in organised physical activity initiatives.

Helena EricsonMikael QuennerstedtSusanna Geidne
Published in: Health psychology and behavioral medicine (2021)
Findings that social relations, positive energy, the habit of exercising and embodied satisfaction were considered important by more than 70% of the participants, can contribute to a wider understanding of health resources that older adults consider meaningful in their participation in organised physical activity initiatives.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • public health
  • body mass index
  • quality improvement
  • health information
  • sleep quality
  • health promotion
  • social media
  • depressive symptoms