Lecture 8: Goal Setting and Behavioral Management Flashcards
What is the difference between exercise adoption and exercise adherence
Adoption: Beginning a program
Adherence: Maintaining a program
What are the 3 factors that influence OA participation?
- Personal Characteristics
- Program related factors
- Environmental factors
What is the first question to ask
Are OA active Vs. YA?
What 3 personal characteristics can be negatively correlated with exercise participation?
- Demographic factors
- Health-Related factors
- Psychological factors
What are 5 demographic factors negatively correlated with exercise participation?
- Females
- Ethnic minority group
- Older (+85)
- Rural residence
- Low socioeconomic status
What are 5 health related factors negatively correlated with exercise participation?
- Poor health and physical condition
- illness
- arthritic pain
- smoker
- weight problems
Is willingness to commit to change a sufficient psychological factor to exercise adoption?
No, it is necessary but not sufficient
What psychological factors are needed for exercise adoption
- Exercise self-efficacy
2. Perception of greater benefits of exercise vs. barriers
What are the 5 physical personal characteristic motivators
- Improve health
- Prevent disease and disability
- manage chronic illness (dec. meds and pain)
- Improve mobility
- Improve appearance
What are the 3 psychological personal characteristic motivators
- Decrease stress and anxiety
- Reduce risk for depression
- Enjoyment
What is the relationship between PA and depressive symptoms in community dwelling elders
The prevalence of depressive symptoms decreases and PA increases.
Active OA have a better mood vs less active OA
What are the 4 personal characteristic barriers to exercise
- Lack of self motivation
- Lack of time
- Fear of falling/injury
- Lack of knowledge/experience w exercise
For program factors, the majority of OA like?
- programs of moderate intensity
- convenient programs
- inexpensive programs
- unstructured/independent PA
- Home programs (inc. adherence)
For program factors, the majority of OA dislike?
- programs to be competitive
2. group exercise programs
What fraction of OA prefer PA to be done outside a formal class/group setting
2/3
What fraction of OA prefer a group program
1/3
What are the 2 main environmental factors
- Social support
- from family, friends, health care providers - Physical factors
- distance from facility
- climate
- neighbourhood (safe?)
Can we change behavior?
Not that easy, but feasible
Is behavior change the new trend in our field?
yes