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Encouraging Physical Activity Among Retirement Community Residents - The Role of Campus Commitment, Programming, Staffing, Promotion, Financing and Accreditation
Encouraging Physical Activity Among Retirement Community Residents - The Role of Campus Commitment, Programming, Staffing, Promotion, Financing and Accreditation
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Zimring, Craig
Harris-Kojetin, Lauren
Kiefer, Kristen
Joseph, Anjali
Harris-Kojetin, Lauren
Kiefer, Kristen
Joseph, Anjali
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Abstract
Despite the well-established benefits of physical activity for older adults, seniors
ages 75 and above are among the most sedentary of Americans. Continuing care
retirement communities (CCRCs) seem ideal settings for creating physical activity promoting environments. We report on results of a nationally representative sample
survey of CCRCs that are members of the American Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging. Campuses with more physical activity opportunities on
campus or in the outside community, more physical activity-related staff, better
physical activity facilities and activities, more types of sources to finance the costs
of physical activity, and more channels to promote physical activity tend to have
more physically active residents. Campuses in which management places more
importance on encouraging physical activity among residents also have more physically active residents.
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This project was funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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2005
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