Using Community Insight to Understand Physical Activity Adoption in Overweight and Obese African American and Hispanic Women: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Mama, Scherezade K.; McCurdy, Sheryl A.; Evans, Alexandra E.; Thompson, Deborah I.; Diamond, Pamela M.; Lee, Rebecca E.
Titel	Using Community Insight to Understand Physical Activity Adoption in Overweight and Obese African American and Hispanic Women: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 42 (2015) 3, S.321-328 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198114557128
Schlagwörter	Hispanic Americans; Qualitative Research; Females; Physical Activities; Obesity; African Americans; Adults; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Attainment; Neighborhoods; Safety; Interviews; Minority Groups; Grounded Theory; Body Composition; Self Esteem; Motivation; Time; Environmental Influences; Caregivers; Social Support Groups; Program Development; Health Behavior; Incentives; Participatory Research; Social Environment; Coding; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Qualitative Forschung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adipositas; Afroamerikaner; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Sicherheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ethnische Minderheit; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Zeit; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Programmplanung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Anreiz; Forschungstätigkeit; Soziales Umfeld; Codierung; Programmierung
Abstract	Ecologic models suggest that multiple levels of influencing factors are important for determining physical activity participation and include individual, social, and environmental factors. The purpose of this qualitative study was to use an ecologic framework to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying behavioral mechanisms that influence physical activity adoption among ethnic minority women. Eighteen African American and Hispanic women completed a 1-hour in-depth interview. Verbatim interview transcripts were analyzed for emergent themes using a constant comparison approach. Women were middle-aged (age M = 43.9 ± 7.3 years), obese (body mass index M = 35.0 ± 8.9 kg/m2), and of high socioeconomic status (88.9% completed some college or more, 41.2% reported income >$82,600/year). Participants discussed individual factors, including the need for confidence, motivation and time, and emphasized the importance of environmental factors, including their physical neighborhood environments and safety of and accessibility to physical activity resources. Women talked about caretaking for others and social support and how these influenced physical activity behavior. The findings from this study highlight the multilevel, interactive complexities that influence physical activity, emphasizing the need for a more sophisticated, ecologic approach for increasing physical activity adoption and maintenance among ethnic minority women. Community insight gleaned from this study may be used to better understand determinants of physical activity and develop multilevel solutions and programs guided by an ecologic framework to increase physical activity in ethnic minority women. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01