Recruiting and Engaging Older Men in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs: Perspectives on Barriers and Strategies

Table 1

Agreement with statements explaining why older males do not participate in HARC programs.

Statement	Agree	Disagree
Older males view exercise programs as aerobics classes for females.	77.6%	22.4%
Machismo or cultural beliefs prevent older men from participating in health promotion programs.	73.5%	26.5%
Older males think personal problems should not be discussed.	73.5%	26.5%
There are too many women in health promotion classes.	49.0%	51.0%
Older males feel that there is a negative stigma associated with participating in health promotion programs for older adults.	42.9%	57.1%
Older males believe that they will be perceived as old if they participate in a health promotion program.	30.6%	69.4%
Older males think that they will not be respected if they participate in a health promotion program.	22.5%	77.5%
Older males are not comfortable with female instructors.	18.4%	81.6%

Note. For all statements, the sample size was .