Support Needs of Overweight African American Women for Weight Loss

Autor/inn/en	Thomas, Janet L.; Stewart, Diana W.; Lynam, Ian M.; Daley, Christine M.; Befort, Christie; Scherber, Robyn M.; Mercurio, Andrea E.; Okuyemi, Kolawole S.; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.
Titel	Support Needs of Overweight African American Women for Weight Loss
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Behavior, 33 (2009) 4, S.339-352 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3244
Schlagwörter	Grounded Theory; Obesity; Females; Focus Groups; Nutrition; Nutrition Instruction; African Americans; Exercise; Positive Reinforcement; Adults; Behavior Modification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ernährung; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Afroamerikaner; Übung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	Objectives: To examine social support needs of obese and overweight African American women for weight loss. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with overweight and obese African American women. Data were analyzed using standard grounded theory text analysis. Results: Our middle-aged (45.7 years; SD = 12.6) women (N = 66) were interested in receiving support from others focused on the health benefits of weight loss. Behaviors perceived as supportive include co-participating in exercise, providing nutrition education, using positive reinforcements, and avoiding criticism. Conclusions: African American women are interested in a program designed to increase social support for their weight loss. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10