Physical activity as a health resource: a cross-sectional survey applying a salutogenic approach to what older adults consider meaningful in organised physical activity initiatives

Ericson, Helena; Quennerstedt, Mikael; Geidne, Susanna

doi:10.1080/21642850.2021.1986400

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“…Participants in the current study described that PA as a habit from their childhood could be part of their awareness of it and facilitate their PA plan. This was also confirmed in another study [ 46 ].…”

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confidence: 87%

“…These benefits are also described elsewhere [ 15 , 50 , 52 ]. Other benefits of PA were higher satisfaction with their body, such as losing or maintaining weight, having less pain, maintaining health, having more strength, better sleep, and to overcome disease-related problems, which also has been seen in other studies [ 44 – 46 ]. Participants in the current study also described more energy and a feeling of vitality as essential benefits of PA. Other studies have also shown the association of PA with energy and vitality [ 7 , 46 ].…”

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confidence: 64%

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Exploring how people achieve recommended levels of physical activity, despite self-reported economic difficulties: a sense of coherence perspective

Johansson,

Fransson,

Lingfors

et al. 2024

BMC Prim. Care

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Background The salutogenic theory forms the basis for health promotion and describes health as a continuum from a dis-ease pole of health to an ease pole. The core concept for the salutogenic theory is sense of coherence (SOC). For a strong SOC, general resistance resources, such as solid economic situation, are essential. The aim was to explore how people – despite self-reported economic difficulties – comprehend, manage and find it meaningful to achieve the level of physical activity recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO). Method The study is based on interviews with people achieving the recommended physical activity (PA) level despite economic difficulties. The interviews were conducted at primary health care centres and family centres after a targeted health dialogue. We used a qualitative deductive content analysis based on sense of coherence as the main category, with the three generic categories of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. Result The findings elucidate a pattern of a process. In this process, the participants comprehend their knowledge of the health benefits of PA and have a plan for performing their PA. They utilise their resources in order to manage to apply their knowledge and plan for PA in their lives despite their challenges. When PA becomes meaningful to them, they have an intrinsic motivation to perform it and experience its benefits. Conclusion This study suggests a possible process that might help in achieving the recommended PA level among people with economic difficulties and other challenges. The findings might be used in health promotion work, such as targeted health dialogues in primary health care, to reduce health inequalities when supporting people who are not achieving the recommended levels of PA. Trial registration Not applicable.

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confidence: 64%

Exploring how people achieve recommended levels of physical activity, despite self-reported economic difficulties: a sense of coherence perspective

Johansson,

Fransson,

Lingfors

et al. 2024

BMC Prim. Care

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“…Também, outros recursos foram considerados profícuos como a energia positiva decorrente da exercitação corporal, o hábito cotidiano de se exercitar e a satisfação pela vida. Os dois estudos trazem contribuições para abordagens na atenção primária à saúde, evidenciando que as ações de promoção da saúde devem criar grupos de engajamento de PCAF no sentido de reduzir os sentimentos de isolamento social (o sentido comunitário, uma das bases da promoção da saúde), dar apoio às pessoas no processo de envelhecimento, mormente, considerando suas preferências e atividades que consideram mais significativas (ERICSON;QUENNERSTEDT;GEIDNE, 2021;MONMA;TAKEDA;OKURA, 2017).…”

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Práticas corporais e atividades físicas como fator de resistência na história de vida de uma idosa

Lira

Streit

Mezzaroba

et al. 2022

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Objetivamos investigar a história de vida de uma idosa e observar se as práticas corporais e atividades físicas (PCAF) aparecem como fator de resistência. Foi conduzido um estudo qualitativo caracterizado como história de vida, com uma idosa de 78 anos de idade. A partir de uma entrevista em profundidade, aberta e não-estruturada, produziram-se os dados que foram tratados com a análise de conteúdo. Identificamos fatores de resistência como sentido de vida, autoestima e assistência social. Variáveis como o ambiente familiar, a escola, a religião e o trabalho tiveram influência direta na aquisição de atitudes positivas para a saúde. As PCAF apareceram como meio para outras formatações como o caso da sociabilidade, do cuidado de si e da significação da vida. Elas ainda oportunizaram a autoestima, como um dos fatores de resistência frente às diversas pressões do meio e tendo interferência essencial para o contínuo saúde-doença.

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“…The theory also ranked highly in compatibility with realist notions of causation. Moreover, salutogenesis has been applied in other research in healthcare (Antonovsky, 1979;Diehl, 2009;Fries, 2020;Tsekleves & Cooper, 2017), PA (Ericson et al, 2021) and architecture (Bauer et al, 2019;Golembiewski, 2016;Pelikan, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Salutogenesis has also been recently examined in relation to PA promotion. Existing research on salutogenesis and PA in older adults found that adults with a higher SOC are more likely to value PA (Ericson et al, 2021). Research in adolescent populations found that interventions which aimed to increase SOC resulted in meaningful increases in PA frequency (Bronikowski, 2010;Jakobsson, 2014).…”

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Co-location of health and leisure to promote physical activity: a realist synthesis

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To address the burden of non-communicable chronic disease (NCDs), many initiatives focus on increasing physical activity (PA) through healthcare. In Sheffield, as part of a London 2012 Olympic Legacy programme, the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine - National Health Service (NHS) clinics were co-located within leisure centres. The aim was to promote PA as prevention and treatment option in healthcare and to bring care out of hospitals and into the community. Although policy calls for co-location of healthcare in alternate settings, there is little evidence that leisure centres might represent a suitable environment. It is unknown what impact delivering healthcare in leisure centres might have on promotion of PA within those services. This research seeks to understand how, why, for whom and under what circumstances co-location of healthcare with leisure works (or does not work). This research was grounded in realist methodology in two phases. In Phase 1, initial programme theories were developed through a realist review of academic, grey and policy literature on co-location. Initial rough programme theories from the realist review were subsequently ‘tested’ and ‘refined’ using data from semi-structured realist interviews with stakeholders involved in development of the co-location model in Sheffield. Phase 1 ended with nine theories regarding how, why, for whom and in what circumstances co-locating health and leisure services might work (or not). In Phase 2, theories were tested through semi-structured interviews with ten healthcare professionals and ten patients across four clinical services based in the co-located sites. Subsequently, five refined programme theories emerged. These theories suggest that colocation works best for patients with NCDs who are motivated but need support. Colocation of health and leisure works best for HCPs that are active, knowledgeable about PA and make time to discuss PA with patients. Co-location of health and leisure creates a salutogenic environment which enables patients and HCPs to become active. Enabling contexts include aligned business models, shared clinical and PA scheduling and teamwork between HCPs and exercise professionals. Logistical challenges and individual motivations serve as barriers to co-location working to promote PA. Co-location, under the right conditions has the potential to result in promotion of PA through healthcare and more individuals with NCDs becoming physically active.

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Physical activity as a health resource: a cross-sectional survey applying a salutogenic approach to what older adults consider meaningful in organised physical activity initiatives

Cited by 8 publications

References 59 publications

Exploring how people achieve recommended levels of physical activity, despite self-reported economic difficulties: a sense of coherence perspective

Exploring how people achieve recommended levels of physical activity, despite self-reported economic difficulties: a sense of coherence perspective

Práticas corporais e atividades físicas como fator de resistência na história de vida de uma idosa

Co-location of health and leisure to promote physical activity: a realist synthesis

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