Promoting a team ball game (Lifeball) to older people : who does this game attract and who continues? Green, Sue, Campbell, Elizabeth, Barnett, Lisa, Mitchell, Rebecca, Radvan, Deborah and Van Beurden, Eric 2009, Promoting a team ball game (Lifeball) to older people : who does this game attract and who continues?, Health promotion journal of Australia, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 120-126. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Promoting a team ball game (Lifeball) to older people : who does this game attract and who continues? Author(s) Green, Sue Campbell, Elizabeth Barnett, Lisa orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-625X Mitchell, Rebecca Radvan, Deborah Van Beurden, Eric Journal name Health promotion journal of Australia Volume number 20 Issue number 2 Start page 120 End page 126 Total pages 7 Publisher Australian Health Promotion Association Place of publication West Perth, W.A. Publication date 2009-08 ISSN 1036-1073 1753-6405 Keyword(s) exercise health promotion older people physical activity socialisation Summary Issue addressed: To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics (physical activity, self-reported health status, quality of life and falls history) of older people who enroll in a team-based game, Lifeball, and examine associations between continuation and participant characteristics. Reasons for stopping, participants' perceptions of the game and changes in health-related characteristics over 12 months were examined. Methods: Telephone surveys were conducted with a cohort of Lifeball players at: baseline, soon after commencing playing and 12 months later. Results: At baseline, participants were aged 40 to 96 years (mean 67). Most were female (84%), in good to excellent health (86%) and reported being sufficiently (>150 minutes per week) physically active (69%). Almost half (43%) were still playing 12 months later (continuers). Continuers were more likely to perceive Lifeball had helped them to: feel fitter and healthier (91%); improve their social life (73%); and be more active (53%). No significant changes in continuers' physical activity, self-reported health status and quality of life measures were reported. The main reason for stopping playing was illness/injury unrelated to Lifeball. Conclusions: Lifeball mainly appealed to healthy, active older people. Language eng Field of Research 111716 Preventive Medicine Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2009, Australian Health Promotion Association Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031044 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 03 Nov 2010, 14:42:24 EST Wed, 03 Nov 2010, 14:44:20 EST Fri, 15 Jul 2011, 11:04:05 EST Tue, 01 Oct 2013, 10:28:07 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 16:43:14 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 16:47:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 5 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 913 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 03 Nov 2010, 14:42:13 EST by Leanne Swaneveld