Perceived acceptability of online volunteer‐led exercise classes: Perspectives of rural volunteer exercise leaders and older people
Digital literacy was a challenge for the older respondents, particularly for those who were not currently engaged in regular exercise. Organisations implementing online exercise programs should recognise that this form of delivery will pose challenges to cohorts of rural older people who are not undertaking regular physical activity and address the individual and environmental barriers to digital uptake.
Authors
- Nazmul Ahasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4259-9536)
- Carly Barnes
- Rachel Winterton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-9918)
- Natalie McDermott
- Adelle Kennedy
- Md Saifur Rahman
Institutions
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- Australian Government (AU)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Western NSW Local Health District (AU)
- Albury Wodonga Health (AU)
- ACT Government (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13359
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00