BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify barriers to physical activity among elderly Brazilian women of different socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS A focus-group approach was employed. Subjects were aged, on average, 69.9 years (±6.9; n = 25). SES was measured based on a structured interview and women were grouped according to SES classification. Content analysis was used to categor...

nowadays international commerce plays a significant role in economic development in different countries and considered as the main engine of economic growth and excellence. because of this importance, export development is one of the main strategic focuses in iran’s macro policies and decisions. however, identification and elimination of export barriers is a pre-step for the efficiency and effe...

The purpose of the present study is to identify the motivators and the barriers of using Mashhad’s Bicycle Sharing System. Bicycle sharing systems (BSS) are carried out in different ways, so each system has specific features and conditions. The authors of this paper have used a qualitative approach with a thematic analysis method for an in-depth analysis of the motivators and barriers of Mashha...

Research suggests that community reintegration (CR) after injury and rehabilitation is difficult for many injured servicemembers. However, little is known about the influence of the contextual factors, both personal and environmental, that influence CR. Framed within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Social Cognitive Theory, the quantitative portion of a...

OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims (1) to identify barriers and facilitators during implementation of primary preventive interventions on patient handling in healthcare, and (2) to assess their influence on the effectiveness of these interventions. METHODS PubMed and Web of Science were searched from January 1988 to July 2007. Study inclusion criteria included evaluation of a primary preve...

this study aimed to identify barriers of hydrothermal fish business in golestan province. study was a descriptive survey. t he statistical population of the study consisted of all 147 aquaculture hydrothermal fish growers and all of them were selected using census method. information was gathered through a questionnaire which its face validity was confirmed by experts of agricultural extension ...

BACKGROUND Participation in sports is associated with numerous physical and psychosocial health benefits, however, participation declines with age, and knowledge of perceived barriers to participation in children is lacking. This longitudinal study of children and adolescents aimed to use the ecological model of physical activity to assess changes in barriers to participation in sports clubs to...

BACKGROUND Colonias are substandard residential areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. Families of Mexican-origin living in colonias face health burdens characterized by environmental and socioeconomic hardships. Mexican Americans and low-income families, including colonias children, do not frequently participate in physical activity despite the known link to disease risk reduction. For colonias c...

Despite the domination of entrepreneurship approach in individual, organizational and national levels and because of global environmental competition, industrial/manufacturing firms and corporations especially in the developing countries seem to be unable to follow up this approach in their own organizations. A relevant research in 130 Iranian industrial firms in 2000, examined the entrepreneur...