Older Veterans' perspectives on participation in a clinical exercise program: A qualitative study of the VA Gerofit exercise program.

IF 2.3 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
SAGE Open Medicine Pub Date : 2024-08-27 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1177/20503121241271759
Lauren M Abbate, Sarah R Jordan, P Michael Ho, Daniel D Matlock, Kelli D Allen, Sarah Wherry, Toby Wellington, Zach J Buxo, Vanessa Richardson, Courtney McGuire, Megan Pearson, Katherine S Hall, Kathryn A Nearing
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Abstract

Objectives: We explored the perspectives of older veterans in Gerofit, a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) supervised clinical exercise program, to understand the factors associated with participation and how the program supported personal health goals.

Methods: Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted with active and inactive Gerofit participants. We used a hybrid inductive and deductive approach to thematic analysis of transcripts, with the latter informed by the Health Action Process Approach model of behavior change.

Results: Active and inactive participants differed in their perspectives about how Gerofit impacted their progress toward meeting personal health goals. Active participants noted program features (e.g., schedule, staffing) as facilitators and suggested greater self-efficacy about program participation compared to inactive participants. Both groups perceived the camaraderie with other veterans as a facilitator.

Conclusions: Exercise program features, including camaraderie, are important factors that affect the ability of older veterans to participate in exercise and achieve personal health goals.

老年退伍军人对参与临床锻炼计划的看法:对退伍军人协会 Gerofit 运动项目的定性研究。
目标:Gerofit是退伍军人事务部(VA)监督的一项临床锻炼计划,我们探讨了参加该计划的老年退伍军人的观点,以了解参与该计划的相关因素以及该计划如何支持个人健康目标:我们对 Gerofit 的积极参与者和非积极参与者进行了 20 次半结构式访谈。我们采用归纳和演绎混合法对记录誊本进行了主题分析,后者参考了行为改变的健康行动过程方法模型:积极参与者和非积极参与者对 Gerofit 如何影响他们实现个人健康目标的看法有所不同。积极参与者认为项目的特点(如时间安排、人员配备)是促进因素,并表示与非积极参与者相比,他们对参与项目有更强的自我效能感。两组参与者都认为与其他退伍军人的友情是一种促进因素:包括友情在内的运动项目特点是影响老年退伍军人参与运动和实现个人健康目标的重要因素。
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SAGE Open Medicine
SAGE Open Medicine MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
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