Promoting Exercise and Behavior Change in Older Adults

Patricia M. Burbank, DNSc, RN, is a professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island and faculty member in the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center.Deborah Riebe, PhD, FACSM, is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science and a member of the Health Promotion Partnership at the University of Rhode Island.

• Foreword Preface Setting the Stage for Older Active Adults, Deborah Riebe, Patricia M. Burbank, Carol Ewing Garber The Challenges of Exercise in Older Adults, Carol Ewing Garber, Bryan J. Blissmer Overview of the Transtheoretical Model, Gary J. Burkholder, Claudio R. Nigg Application of the Transtheoretical Model to Several Problem Behaviors, Gary J. Burkholder, Kerry A. Evers The Transtheoretical Model: Research Review of Exercise Behavior and Older Adults, Claudio R. Nigg, Deborah Riebe Applying the Transtheoretical Model: Tailoring Interventions to Stages of Change, Patricia J. Jordan, Claudio R. Nigg Applying the Transtheoreticl Model: Challenges with Older Adults Across the Health / Illness Continuum Patricia M. Burbank, Cynthia A. Padula, Mark A. Hirsch Applying the Transtheoretical Model: Challenges with Older Adults from Diverse Ethnic and Socioeconomic Backgrounds, Sandra D. Saunders, Carol Ewing Garber, Diane Martins Applying the Transtheoreticl Model: Behavior Change Among Family Caregivers and Nursing Care Staff Future Directions and Resources, Patricia M. Burbank, Deborah Riebe Resources References