用有声思考法探讨老年人对体育活动网站年龄包容性的看法:定性分析。

IF 5 Q1 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
JMIR Aging Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI:10.2196/68951
Veda Clemson, Elisabeth Grey, Julie Barnett, Ella Burfitt, Fiona Gillison
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背景:在我们的社会中,老年人是最不活跃的,与年轻人相比,由于数字素养较低和对衰老的负面刻板印象等因素,老年人在参加体育活动方面可能面临更多障碍。目的:本研究旨在探讨老年人如何浏览提供体育活动机会和设施的网站,并对其适用性做出判断。方法:半结构化访谈嵌入了一种有声思考的方法。研究人员向参与者展示了一系列网站,并要求他们在网站上进行浏览,就好像他们要接受网站提供的东西一样,在浏览过程中大声表达自己的想法和评论。参与者最多浏览了4个网站,从8个网站中轮流浏览,包括休闲中心、运动产品、健身房或社区组织。在访谈结束时,还被问及对网站包容性的看法。制作数字录音并逐字转录,并使用专题分析进行分析。结果:19名参与者(6名男性和13名女性)年龄在65至84岁之间从英格兰南部招募;三分之一的人表示在参加之前他们的数字能力很差。与研究问题相关的三个主要主题被确定如下:(1)年龄包容性的信号,(2)限制性信念,(3)做出判断的信心。老年人从网站上使用的图片和语言中推断出他们在体育活动中会受到多大的欢迎。他们表现出对包括年龄、体型和体能在内的图像的偏好,而不仅仅是那些描绘老年人的图像。一些成年人报告了对适合老年人的体育活动类型和强度的坚定看法,许多人表示特别不喜欢健身房,这是基于大多数用户(年轻)的年龄,以及他们认为强调审美而不是与健康有关的运动。虽然大多数参与者可以成功浏览网站,但他们更喜欢参观场地并与工作人员交谈,以获得更大的信心,他们会感到受欢迎,活动将处于合适的水平。结论:提供体育活动的网站可以通过使用更多样化的图像,提供更清晰的活动描述,以及参与所需的健康水平或能力的细节,并提供网络预订的替代方案,从而更加包容老年人。减少限制年龄的自我陈规定型观念的其他社会层面方法,也可能有助于扩大老年人获得主流体育活动规定的机会。
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Exploring Older Adult's Views of the Age-Inclusivity of Physical Activity Websites Using the Think Aloud Method: Qualitative Analysis.

Background: Older adults are the least active in our society and may face additional barriers to taking part in physical activity compared with those experienced by younger people because of factors such as lower digital literacy and negative stereotypes of aging.

Objective: This study aimed to explore how older adults navigate websites that provide access to physical activity opportunities and facilities and make judgments about their suitability.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were embedded within a think-aloud approach. Participants were shown a series of websites and asked to navigate through the websites as if they were going to take up what was on offer, articulating their thoughts and comments out loud as they progressed. Participants viewed up to 4 websites, rotated from a pool of 8, including leisure centers, exercise products, gyms, or community organizations. Additional questions were asked about perceptions of the inclusivity of the websites at the end of the interview. Digital recordings were made and transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results: Nineteen participants (6 male and 13 female) aged between 65 and 84 years were recruited from southern England; one-third reported having poor digital ability prior to taking part. Three overarching themes relating to the research question were identified as follows: (1) signals of age-inclusivity, (2) limiting beliefs, and (3) confidence in making judgments. Older adults inferred a lot of information about how welcome they would be in physical activity settings from the images and language used on websites. They showed a preference for imagery that was inclusive of age, body shape, and physical ability, not only for those depicting older adults themselves. Some adults reported firm views about the type and intensity of physical activity that is appropriate for older adults, and many expressed a specific dislike of gyms, based on both the (young) age of most users and perceived emphasis towards aesthetic rather than health-related exercise. While most participants could navigate websites successfully, they preferred to visit venues and speak to staff to gain greater confidence that they would feel welcome and that the activities would be at a suitable level.

Conclusions: Websites providing access to physical activity could be more inclusive of older adults by using more diverse imagery, providing clearer descriptions of the activities on offer, along with details of the level of fitness or ability needed to take part, and providing alternatives to web-based booking. Additional societal-level approaches to reducing age-limiting self-stereotyping may also be useful in expanding the opportunities for older adults to access mainstream provisions for physical activity.

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