Abstract
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Within the trans-theoretical model (stages of change) and self-determination theory frameworks, we investigated motives for physical activity adoption and maintenance in middle-aged and old age people with a mental disorder from a low-income setting. Ninety Ugandan outpatients completed the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-3 (BREQ-3) to assess exercise motives and the Patient-centred Assessment and Counselling for Exercise (PACE) to determine stage of change. The relationship between motives for physical activity and stage of change was investigated using MANOVA with post-hoc Scheffe tests. Higher amotivation levels were observed in the pre-action compared with action and maintenance stages, while except for external regulation, all regulation scores were significantly lower in the pre-action compared with action and maintenance stages. There were no significant differences in levels of motivational types between the action and maintenance stage. The study provides a platform for future research to investigate relationships between motivational factors and physical and mental health outcomes within physical activity interventions for middle-aged and old age people with a mental disorder.
Subjects
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Elderly • Exercise • Low-income country • Motivation • Physical activity • Aged • Aging/psychology • Cross-Sectional Studies • Developing Countries • Exercise/psychology • Female • Humans • Male • Mental Disorders/psychology • Middle Aged • Motivation/physiology • Outpatients/psychology • Somatoform Disorders/psychology • Uganda • Mental health • Cross-sectional study • Psychology • Multivariate analysis of variance • Maintenance stage • Amotivation • Physical activity interventions • Low income • Physical activity • Clinical psychology