Older Adult Participation in Health Promotion Programs: Perspectives of Facility Administrators |
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| Authors: | Tim Wright Gerald C Hyner |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Athletics , University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point , Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA tim.wright@uwsp.edu;3. Center on Aging and the Life Course, Department of Health and Kinesiology , Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
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| Abstract: | Administrators of older adult-centered facilities must identify barriers to the planning and implementation of health promotion programs. In this qualitative research those barriers were identified through in-depth interviews with administrators of older adult-centered facilities. As identified by administrators, the predominant barriers to the participation of older adults in health promotion programs were scheduling conflicts, physical and mental health issues, a lack of comfort with the health content, and insufficient program information. |
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