Background: Lifestyle wellness programs help prevent and manage chronic diseases, yet few are designed for aging adults.
Purpose: Identify characteristics associated with aging adults' preferences for wellness program activities and delivery characteristics.
Subjects/methods: Cross-sectional, self-administered survey of a convenience sample of 386 adults aged ≥55 years. Logistic regression models identified characteristics influencing preferences.
Results: Current healthy behaviors, gender, and age influenced many preferences, while BMI, multiple chronic conditions, self-rated general health status, and quality of life did not.
Discussion: Incorporating aging adults' preferences for wellness programs will help design appealing and engaging programs.
Keywords: chronic diseases; healthy behaviors; older adults; wellness programs.