A qualitative investigation on the roles of social support on physical activity behaviour among the rural-dwelling older women in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Marthammuthu, Thaneswaran, Mohd Hairi, Farizah, Choo, Wan Yuen, Salleh, Nur Afiqah Mohd, Hairi, Noran Naqiah
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26817/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Despite many health benefits of physical activities, both physically and mentally, the majority of the older women in the rural areas of Malaysia are showing a low prevalence of physical activities. Understanding the roles of social support to improve physical activities is imperative to promote act...