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Applying theory of planned behavior to predict exercise maintenance in sarcopenic elderly

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Title
Applying theory of planned behavior to predict exercise maintenance in sarcopenic elderly
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Clinical Interventions in Aging, September 2014
DOI 10.2147/cia.s60462
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Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Suzana Shahar, Nur Islami Mohd Fahmi Teng, Zahara Abdul Manaf, Noor Ibrahim Mohd Sakian, Baharudin Omar

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with exercise behavior based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) among the sarcopenic elderly people in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. A total of 65 subjects with mean ages of 67.5±5.2 (men) and 66.1±5.1 (women) years participated in this study. Subjects were divided into two groups: 1) exercise group (n=34; 25 men, nine women); and 2) the control group (n=31; 22 men, nine women). Structural equation modeling, based on TPB components, was applied to determine specific factors that most contribute to and predict actual behavior toward exercise. Based on the TPB's model, attitude (β=0.60) and perceived behavioral control (β=0.24) were the major predictors of intention to exercise among men at the baseline. Among women, the subjective norm (β=0.82) was the major predictor of intention to perform the exercise at the baseline. After 12 weeks, attitude (men's, β=0.68; women's, β=0.24) and subjective norm (men's, β=0.12; women's, β=0.87) were the predictors of the intention to perform the exercise. "Feels healthier with exercise" was the specific factor to improve the intention to perform and to maintain exercise behavior in men (β=0.36) and women (β=0.49). "Not motivated to perform exercise" was the main barrier among men's intention to exercise. The intention to perform the exercise was able to predict actual behavior regarding exercise at the baseline and at 12 weeks of an intervention program. As a conclusion, TPB is a useful model to determine and to predict maintenance of exercise in the sarcopenic elderly.

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Country Count As %
Japan 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 281 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 65 23%
Student > Bachelor 40 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 15 5%
Researcher 13 5%
Other 35 12%
Unknown 88 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 47 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 33 12%
Social Sciences 22 8%
Psychology 19 7%
Sports and Recreations 18 6%
Other 46 16%
Unknown 98 35%
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#20,656,820
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#1,550
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#32
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