Table 4 Summary of themes for the trends of sport participation for community dwelling older adults
Theme | Sub-theme | Study |
|---|---|---|
Effect of historical sport participation on trends | Continuity theory | 57,59 |
Engagement in sport | 55,56,57 | |
Sport participation across the lifespan | Sport participation decreases with age | 52,53,54 |
Sport participation does not always decrease with age | 52,58 | |
Demographic impacts on sport trends | Policy/programming | 54,56 |
Education | 58 | |
Health | 58 | |
Gender | 56 | |
Type of sport | 55 |