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Health Education Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, 325-330, 1988
© 1988 Oxford University Press

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Retiree's perceived incentives and barriers to participation in health promotion activities

Cathleen M Cornell, Ruth M. Davies1, Angela M. Rosenberg2 and Edwin B. Fisher, Jr.3

Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, 101 Sanders-Brown Building, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40536-0230
1Psychology Department, Washington University St Louis, MO 63130
2College of St Scholastica Duluth, MX 55803
3Psychosocial Activities, National Research and Demonstration Center in Ischemic Heart Disease, Washington University St Louis, MO 63130, USA

The present study assessed interest in health promotion activities, current and past involvement in health-promotion behaviors, and perceived incentives and barriers to participation in health promotion activities among a sample of 756 retired adults. Almost three-quarters of the sample reported being interested in participation in health promotion activities, especially in increasing physical fitness, losing weight, and eating nutritiously. Over one-quarter of the sample are currently trying to lose weight and have increased their level of exercise. Health promotion programs which are offered in a nearby and familiar location during the daytime, are free of cost, and offer new information by an expert leader are most attractive to this group of retired adults. The perception that one's health was either too poor or already in good condition was the most frequently mentioned barrier to participation.


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