儘管運動對老年人的健康相當重要，但是很多老人是不運動的。因此，改變運動行為的知識及技巧是需要的，以協助健康專業人員發展能讓老人從事運動的措施。本研究的目的，是在確認社區老人使用運動改變過程來從事運動行為的情形。本研究使用橫斷性相關性研究設計，採叢聚抽樣方式，共有167位老人參與本研究，年齡介於65至89歲 (M = 73.7, SD = 6.14)。資料收集方式是由研究人員面對面詢問每位研究對象問卷內容，並將研究對象的答案填寫在運動改變階段問卷，及運動改變過程問卷。研究結果顯示：有一半的老人是運動不足和不運動的。單一因子變異數分析及Scheffe事後檢定分析顯示：10種運動改變過程在改變階段之間，皆具有顯著性差異(所有p < .05)。研究結果提供了設計運動措施的指引，這將可以增加老人從事運動的遵從性。

　　　　　Although exercise is important for the health of older persons, many older persons fail to participate in exercise. Knowledge and skills about changing exercise behavior is needed for health professionals to develop appropriate interventions to engage older persons in exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine how exercise processes of change were used by community-dwelling older persons to engage in exercise. A cross-sectional correlational design was employed. Cluster sampling was used to obtain potential subjects. A sample of 167 older persons participated in the study. The age of the participants ranged from 65 to 89 years (M = 73.7, SD = 6.14). Each participant was interviewed face-to-face with the investigator reading the questions and marking the answers on the Exercise Stages of Change Questionnaire and the Exercise Processes of Change Questionnaire. The results revealed that half of the older persons were underactive or inactive. One-way ANOVAs and Scheffe post-hoc analyses revealed that 10 processes of change were significantly different among the stages of change (all p values < .05). The study findings provide guidance in designing exercise interventions to increase compliance of older persons with exercise.