Exercise Adherence in Middle Aged Women with the Qualitative Theme Analysis Method

질적 주제분석 방법을 이용한 중년여성의 운동지속 경험

  • Lee, Mi-Ok (Department of Nursing, Chodang University) ;
  • Hah, Yang-Sook (College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
  • 이미옥 (초당대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 하양숙 (서울대학교 간호대학, 간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2011.06.21
  • Accepted : 2011.09.22
  • Published : 2011.12.31

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the process of exercise adherence in middle aged women. Methods: The qualitative theme analysis method was used. The participants were 11 middle-aged women who had exercised over 6 months. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and recorded by and transcribed immediately. The data were coded with similar meaning and analysis themes with the constant comparative method. Results: The core theme was Stepping Stones Across the Stream (SSAS). The Stone means the adherence factors in exercise. The stream means the interrupting factors in exercise adherence. The subcategories were 1) feeling of developmental crisis, 2) searching for exit (from the developmental crisis), 3) finding a surprising new world (full of fun), 4) confronting the situation of dropout, and 5) adherence to exercise by SSAS. Conclusion: The predisposition of fun in middle aged women for the adherence of exercise should be explored along with more adherent factors.

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