A qualitative study of influences on long‐term physical activity in physically active African American women

Nursing Forum ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
Annette M. Hubbell ◽  
Elaine C. Hardy ◽  
Kim S. Astroth ◽  
Sheryl H. Jenkins ◽  
Wendy M. Woith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
American Women

scholarly journals Increasing Physical Activity in Black Women: Results from a Randomized Trial Conducted in Faith-Based Settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover ◽  
Moses V. Goldmon ◽  
Ziya Gizlice ◽  
Marie Sillice ◽  
Lyndsey Hornbuckle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Black Women ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
American Women

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The Learning and Developing Individual Exercise Skills (L.A.D.I.E.S.) for a Better Life study compared a faith-integrated (FI) and a secular (SEC) intervention for increasing physical activity with a self-guided (SG) control group among African American women. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Design/Setting/Participants: </strong>L.A.D.I.E.S. was a cluster randomized, controlled trial. Churches (n=31) were randomized and women within each church (n=12 – 15) received the same intervention. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>FI and SEC participants received 24 group-based sessions, delivered over 10 months. SG participants received printed materials to review independently for 10 months. Participants were followed for 12-months post-intervention to assess long-term intervention impact. </p><p><strong>Main Outcome Measures: </strong>Data on participant characteristics, physical activity, and intervention-related constructs were collected at baseline, 10 months, and 22 months. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Intervention session attendance was greater for FI compared with SEC participants (15.7 + 5.7 vs 12.4 + 7.3 sessions, respectively, P&lt;.01). After 10 months, FI and SEC participants significantly increased daily walking (+1,451 and +1,107 steps/ day, respectively) compared with SG participants (-128 steps/day). Increases were maintained after 22 months in the FI group compared with the SG group (+1092 vs. +336 daily steps, P&lt;.01). Between-group changes in accelerometer-assessed physical activity were not statistically significant at any time point. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The FI intervention is a feasible strategy for short- and long-term increases in physical activity among African American women. Additional dissemination and evaluation of the strategy could be useful for reducing chronic disease in this high-risk population. <em></em></p><p><em>Ethn Dis.</em>2017;27(4):411- 420; doi:10.18865/ed.27.4.411. </p>

Developing Long-Term Physical Activity Participation: A Grounded Theory Study With African American Women

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy E. Harley ◽  
Janet Buckworth ◽  
Mira L. Katz ◽  
Sharla K. Willis ◽  
Angela Odoms-Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
American Women ◽  
Grounded Theory Study

scholarly journals Positive Outliers Among African American Women and the Factors Associated with Long-Term Physical Activity Maintenance

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-617
Author(s):  
Amber W. Kinsey ◽  
Michelle L. Segar ◽  
Daheia J. Barr-Anderson ◽  
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover ◽  
Olivia Affuso
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Physical Activity Maintenance

scholarly journals The Long-Term Relationship Between High-Intensity Volunteering and Physical Activity in Older African American Women

2009 ◽  
Vol 64B (2) ◽  
pp. 304-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Tan ◽  
G. W. Rebok ◽  
Q. Yu ◽  
C. E. Frangakis ◽  
M. C. Carlson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
American Women ◽  
Older African American Women

Increasing physical activity with African–American women using Facebook™ and Pedometers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna J. Biederman ◽  
Valerie K. Sabol ◽  
Julie Thompson ◽  
Quiana Duncan ◽  
Katherine C. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
American Women
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