About the Book
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs. This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later life.
Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics, sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social sciences.
Table of Contents:
1.A multidisciplinary approach to promoting physical activity among older people; Samuel Nyman.- Section 1: The need for promoting physical activity among older people; Geeske Peeters.- 2. The problem of physical inactivity worldwide among older people; Robert L. Hill, Kristiann C. Heesch.- 3. The benefits of physical activity for older people; Annemarie Koster, Sari Stenholm, Jennifer A. Schrack.- 4. The benefits of physical activity in later life for society; Geeske Peeters, Sheila TribessVirtuoso Júnior.- Section 2: Selection of what physical activity to promote among older people.- 5. Principles of physical activity promotion among older people; Melanie K. Farlie, David A. Ganz, Terry P. Haines.- 6. Promotion of physical activity for the general older population; Anne-Marie Hill.- 7. Promotion of physical activity for older people with cardiorespiratory conditions; Narelle S Cox, Jennifer M Patrick, Anne E Holland.- 8. Promotion of physical activity for older people withneurological conditions; Monica Rodrigues Perracini, Sandra Maria Sbeghen Ferreira Freitas, Raquel Simoni Pires, Janina Manzieri Prado Rico, Sandra Regina Alouche.- 9. Promotion of physical activity for older people with musculoskeletal conditions; Steven McPhail.- 10. Promotion of physical activity for acutely unwell older people; Nina Beyer, Charlotte Suetta.- Section 3: How to maximise participation in physical activity among older people.- 11. Behaviour change theories and techniques for promoting physical activity among older people; Karen Morgan, Tan Maw Pin.- 12. Self-efficacy and its sources as determinants of physical activity among older people; Lisa M. Warner, David P. French.- 13. Motivational barriers and resources for physical activity among older people; Verena Klusmann, Nanna Notthoff.- 14. Self-regulation and planning strategies to initiate and maintain physical activity among older people; Paul Gellert, Andre M. Müller.- 15 Making physical activity interventions acceptable to older people; Angela Devereux-Fitzgerald, Laura McGowan, Rachael Powell, David P French.- Section 4: Implementation of physical activities for older people.- 16. Social relationships and promoting physical activity among older people; Diane E. Whaley.- 17. The role of the instructor in exercise and physical activity programmes for older people; Helen Hawley-Hague, Bob Laventure, Dawn. A Skelton.- 18. Promoting physical activity among older people in long-term care environments; Julie Whitney.- 19. Promoting physical activity among older people in hospital; Anna Barker, Sze-Ee Soh.- 20. Implementing physical activity programmes for community-dwelling older people with early signs of physical frailty; Afroditi Stathi, Max Western, Jolanthe de Koning, Oliver Perkin, Janet Withall.- Section 5: Physical environmental factors and physical activity among older people.- 21. Outdoor mobility and promoting physical activity among older people; Neil Thin, Katherine Brookfield, Iain Scott.- 22. Physical environments that promote physical activity among older people; Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Andrea Nathan, Benedicte Deforche, Anthony Barnett, David Barnett, Ester Cerin.- 23. Indoor environments and promoting physical activity among older people; Maureen C. Ashe.- 24. Restorative environments and promoting physical activity among older people; Jenny Roe, Alice Roe.- 25. Transportation and promoting physical activity among older people; Charles Musselwhite.- Section 6: Sociological factors and physical activity among older people; Khim Horton.- 26. Physical activity and the ageing body; Victoria J. Palmer, Emmanuelle Tulle, James Bowness.- 27. Physical activity across the life-course: Socio-cultural approaches; Adam B. Evans, Anne Nistrup, Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson.- 28. The role of gender and social class in physical activity in later life; Tamar Z. Semerjian.- 29. Physical activity amongst ethnic minority elders: The experience of Great Britain; Christina Victor.- 30. Therole of government policy in promoting physical activity; Debra J. Rose, Koren L. Fisher.- Section 7: Current issues and debates in promoting physical activity among older people.- 31. Measurement of physical activity among older people; Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Marijke Hopman-Rock.- 32. Reducing sedentary behaviour among older people; Gladys Onambele-Pearson, Jodi Ventre, Jon Adam Brown.- 33. The role of sport in promoting physical activity among older people; Rachael C. Stone, Rylee A. Dionigi, Joseph Baker.- 34. Physical activity as a strategy to promote cognitive health among older people; Teresa Liu-Ambrose.- 35. The potential for technology to enhance physical activity among older people.- Beatrix Vereijken, Jorunn L. Helbostad.
About the Author :
Samuel R Nyman is Principal Academic in Psychology at Bournemouth University, UK
Anna Barker is Associate Professor, Health Services Research at Monash University, Australia
Terry Haines is Head of School, School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University, Australia
Khim Horton is an Independent Consultant with Care of Older People, UK
Charles Musselwhite is Associate Professor in Gerontology, Centre for Innovative Ageing (CIA) at Swansea University, UK
Geeske Peeters is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the University of California, USA and at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Christina R Victor is Professor of Gerontology and Public Health at Brunel University London, UK
Julia Katharina Wolff is a Visiting Researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany
