CONCEPT ANALYSIS: PROMOTING COMMUNITY BASED SPORTS AND EXERCISE
Keywords:
Concept Analysis, Community-Based Sports and Exercises, Sportsand ExerciseAbstract
The linkage between physical activity, sports and exercise, and good health have been clinically proven for years. Sports and exercise are intrinsic values to wellness. Promotion of wellness is a responsibility of all levels: family, community, society, as well as national level. The community sports and exercises refer to the operations that focus on meeting the needs of community residents such as fitness facilities, sports and exercise agencies, as well as the units for community physical education and rehabilitation. The demand for community-based sports and exercises increases dramatically. However, rare studies focused on the comprehensive approach for community-based sports and exercise. This study, an early stage of the community-based sports and exercise study, aimed to develop the conceptual framework of promoting community-based sports and exercise. The concept analysis process was adopted for the purpose of the study. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. The result showed the conceptual framework of community-based sports and exercise consisted of antecedents, attributes, and consequences of community-based sports and exercises. The antecedents consisted of health awareness, social demand in health promotion, major trends such as ageing population and urbanisation, policy support and investment guideline. The attributes consisted of health promotion, social support, cultural engagement, encountering economic vitality and influence, and responding to community needs. The consequences consisted of 2 levels: 1. personal level (healthy lifestyle, physical strength, mental strength, happiness level, self-esteem and 2. community level (community health level, community cohesion, medical burden). This conceptual framework provided comprehen sive aspects for community-based sports and exercise which could be selected and applied into research and practice.
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