- Title
- "There's more to life than just walking": older women's ways of staying healthy and happy
- Creator
- Adamson, Lynette; Parker, Glennys
- Relation
- Journal of Aging and Physical Activity Vol. 14, Issue 4, p. 380-391
- Relation
- https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.14.4.380
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- This study assessed a range of activities reported by older women in Australia. Women between 75 and 81 years of age (N = 3,955) from the older cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Womenʼs Health responded to a request in a self-report survey for additional information concerning their health. Of these 3,955 women, 509 reported taking part in a variety of activities. Qualitative analysis of responses identified 55 coded categories of activities that were subsequently classified into four major themes: physical activities, creative pursuits, lifestyle, and social interaction. The data show that these older women are taking part in a wide range of activities.
- Subject
- physical activities; creative pursuits; social interaction; active aging
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/26717
- Identifier
- uon:1060
- Identifier
- ISSN:1063-8652
- Language
- eng
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