Translating a Community-Based Motivational Support Program to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adults With Diabetes at Community Clinics: A Pilot Study of Physical Activity for a Lifetime of Success (PALS)

Translating a Community-Based Motivational Support Program to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adults With Diabetes at Community Clinics: A Pilot Study of Physical Activity for a Lifetime of Success (PALS)

BackgroundRegular physical activity is an important goal for elders with chronic health conditions.ContextThis report describes Physical Activity for a Lifetime of Success (PALS), an attempt to translate a motivational support program for physical activity, Active Choices, for use by a group of dive...

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Main Authors: Odette Batik, MD, MPH, Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS, Julie A. Walwick, MSW, Grace Wang, MD, MPH, James P. LoGerfo, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-01-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
Subjects:
Physical Activity for a Lifetime of Success
PALS
physical activity and older adults
older adults
senior health
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/jan/07_0142.htm

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