Illness, injury, and correlates of aerobic exercise and walking: a community study

Res Q Exerc Sport. 1991 Mar;62(1):1-9. doi: 10.1080/02701367.1991.10607512.

Abstract

This study explores differences in exercise and walking behavior among subjects who reported temporary or long-term illnesses or injuries serious enough to have limited physical activities. The study is primarily concerned with specifying similarities and differences in correlates of vigorous exercise and walking among illness/injury groups in comparison to a healthy sample. Subjects in the analysis (N = 2,053) were drawn from a multiwave mailed survey of a probability sampling of the adult population residing in households in San Diego, California. Although differences were found in correlates of walking and vigorous exercise among the groups, self-efficacy, the belief that one is able to perform specific activities, was the most powerful and statistically significant correlate of both walking and vigorous exercise among all groups.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • California
  • Chronic Disease / psychology*
  • Exercise*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Walking / psychology*
  • Wounds and Injuries / psychology*