%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Caregivers in Physical Activity for Older Adults With Alzheimer¡¯s Disease
%A Cory Bolkan
%A Eunsaem Kim
%A Laura Griner Hill
%A Sarah Ullrich-French
%J American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias£¿
%@ 1938-2731
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1533317517740664
%X This study examined the determinants of physical activity (PA) for older adults with Alzheimer¡¯s disease (AD) to learn more about how to promote PA in this population. Caregivers of older adults with AD (N = 99) provided information related to care recipient¡¯s PA, as well as addressed sociodemographics and perceptions about their care recipient¡¯s PA. Gender of care recipient was a significant predictor of PA (¦Â = .80, P < .05); men with AD participated in more PA than women with AD. Also, caregiver's outcome expectation for care recipient's PA also predicted more PA (¦Â = .82, P < .05). Caregiver¡¯s perceived benefits of PA (outcome expectation) for their care recipient partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy for care recipient¡¯s PA and the reported levels of PA for the care recipient. This study demonstrated the importance of caregiver perceptions about care recipient¡¯s PA
%K Alzheimer¡¯s disease
%K caregivers
%K physical activity
%K outcome expectation
%K self-efficacy
%K well-being
%K intervention
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1533317517740664