| 804 | Saturday, April 16, 2005 |
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| 11:45 AM-12:45 PM | Convention Center:N427a |
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| Qualitative Perspectives on Adherence to Physical Activity in Previously Sedentary Versus Sedentary Women |
| Long-term physical activity (PA) adherence is an issue that has not been resolved. Research related to adherence has been explored from a quantitative perspective, with the majority of studies lasting 6 months or fewer. Due to the goals of Healthy People 2010 and the potential resulting health benefits of increasing the number of individuals who adhere to long-term PA, qualitative factors related to long-term adherence to PA need to be studied. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine perceptions that sedentary and previously sedentary women have about long-term adherence to PA using a grounded theory design. |
Keyword(s): physical activity, research, worksite
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| Presider: Lynda B. Ransdell, Boise State University, Boise, ID |
| Speaker: Jennifer Lynne White, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE |