Barriers and Motivators of Physical Activity Participation in Middle-aged and Older-adults - A Systematic Review.

@article{Spiteri2019BarriersAM,
  title={Barriers and Motivators of Physical Activity Participation in Middle-aged and Older-adults - A Systematic Review.},
  author={Karl Spiteri and David Robert Broom and Amira Hassan Bekhet and John Xerri de Caro and Bob Laventure and Kate Grafton},
  journal={Journal of aging and physical activity},
  year={2019},
  pages={
          1-80
        }
}
Identifying the difference in barriers and motivators between middle-age and older adults could contribute toward the development of age-specific health promotion interventions. The aim of this review was to synthesize the literature on barriers and motivators for physical activity in middle-aged (50-64 years) and older adults (65-70 years). The review examined qualitative and quantitative studies using the theoretical domain framework as the guiding theory. The search generated 9400 results… 
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