Recommending Physical Activity to Your Aging Patients? What Clinicians Need to Know to Increase Adherence From the Older Adult Perspective

• Main Authors: Danylo F. Cabral (Author), Vinicius S. Santos (Author), Maria Jasmine G. Silva (Author), Gabriela F. Leite (Author), Ana Paula B. Mesquita (Author), Alvaro Pascual-Leone (Author), Lawrence P. Cahalin (Author), Adriane P. Batiston (Author), Augusto C. A. Oliveira (Author), Joyce Gomes-Osman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A wealth of scientific evidence supports that being physically active may prevent or delay the onset of cognitive impairment and dementia. However, a critical barrier is that while most clinicians recommend physical activity (PA) and older adults recognize its health benefits, most older adults fail...