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Exploring how people achieve the recommended levels of physical activity despite self-reported economic difficulties : a sense of coherence perspective
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- Johansson, Lisbeth (author)
- Jönköping University,The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare,Unit for Research and Development in Primary Care, Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Fransson, Eleonor I., 1971- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för klinisk diagnostik,HHJ. Studies on Integrated Health and Welfare (SIHW)
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- Lingfors, Hans (author)
- Unit for Research and Development in Primary Care, Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Golsäter, Marie, 1962- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för omvårdnad,HHJ. CHILD,Child Health Service and Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- BioMed Central (BMC), 2024
- 2024
- English.
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In: BMC Primary Care. - : BioMed Central (BMC). - 2731-4553. ; 25:1
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Abstract
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- BackgroundThe salutogenic theory forms the basis for health promotion and describes health as a continuum from a dis-ease pole of health to an ease pole. The core concept for the salutogenic theory is sense of coherence (SOC). For a strong SOC, general resistance resources, such as solid economic situation, are essential. The aim was to explore how people – despite self-reported economic difficulties – comprehend, manage and find it meaningful to achieve the level of physical activity recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO).MethodThe study is based on interviews with people achieving the recommended physical activity (PA) level despite economic difficulties. The interviews were conducted at primary health care centres and family centres after a targeted health dialogue. We used a qualitative deductive content analysis based on sense of coherence as the main category, with the three generic categories of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness.ResultThe findings elucidate a pattern of a process. In this process, the participants comprehend their knowledge of the health benefits of PA and have a plan for performing their PA. They utilise their resources in order to manage to apply their knowledge and plan for PA in their lives despite their challenges. When PA becomes meaningful to them, they have an intrinsic motivation to perform it and experience its benefits.ConclusionThis study suggests a possible process that might help in achieving the recommended PA level among people with economic difficulties and other challenges. The findings might be used in health promotion work, such as targeted health dialogues in primary health care, to reduce health inequalities when supporting people who are not achieving the recommended levels of PA.Trial registrationNot applicable.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Sense of coherence
- Physical activity
- Deductive content analyse
- Economic difficulties
- Health promotion
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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