Active for Life

Wilcox, Sara; Dowda, Marsha; Leviton, Laura C.; Bartlett-Prescott, Jenny; Bazzarre, Terry L.; Campbell-Voytal, Kimberly; Carpenter, Ruth Ann; Castro, Cynthia M.; Dowdy, Diane; Dunn, Andrea L.; Griffin, Sarah; Guerra, Michele; King, Abby C.; Ory, Marcia G.; Rheaume, Carol; Tobnick, Jocelyn; Wegley, Stacy

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.07.001

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“…31,38 In addition, the CHAMPS has been used successfully within clinical trials and thus is sensitive to small but meaningful changes. 8,39,40 Taken together with the present findings, these results suggest that, although the CHAMPS should likely not be used as an absolute indicator of physical activity, it does function well as an indicator of relative physical activity.…”

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Reliability and Validity of CHAMPS Self-Reported Sedentary-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity in Older Adults

Hekler

Buman²,

Haskell³

et al. 2012

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background-Recent research highlights the potential value of differentiating between categories of physical activity intensities as predictors of health and well-being. This study sought to assess reliability and concurrent validity of sedentary (ie, 1 METs), low-light (ie, > 1 and ≤2 METs; eg, playing cards), high-light (ie, >2 and <3 METs; eg, light walking), moderate-tovigorous physical activity (MVPA, ≥3 METs), and "total activity" (≥2 METs) from the CHAMPS survey. Further, this study explored over-reporting and double-reporting.

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confidence: 69%

Reliability and Validity of CHAMPS Self-Reported Sedentary-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity in Older Adults

Hekler

Buman²,

Haskell³

et al. 2012

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…Self-efficacy to restyle hair could be increased through guided practice with AA female exercisers; low-maintenance hairstyle options could be reviewed with AA female exerciser in-person or could be accessed online (Versey, 2013). As part of an overall effort to improve the current physical activity and cardiovascular health disparities experienced by AA women, future studies should develop and test physical activity interventions for AA women that include methods to overcome hairstyle maintenance barriers for the substantial minority of women who experience these barriers (Liu et al, 2012; Wilcox et al, 2008). …”

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confidence: 99%

“My hair or my health:” Overcoming barriers to physical activity in African American women with a focus on hairstyle-related factors

Huebschmann

Campbell²,

Brown

et al. 2015

Women & Health

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Physical activity disparities among African American (AA) women may be related to sociocultural barriers, including difficulties with restyling hair after exercise. We sought to identify physical activity barriers and facilitators in AA women with a focus on sociocultural factors related to hairstyle maintenance. Participants (n=51) were AA women aged 19–73 years who completed valid surveys and participated in structured focus groups, stratified by age and physical activity levels, from 11/2012 to 2/2013. The Constant Comparison method was used to develop qualitative themes for barriers and facilitators. The most frequently reported general physical activity barrier among exercisers was “lack of money” (27%) and among non-exercisers was “lack of self-discipline” (57%). A hairstyle-related barrier of “sweating out my hairstyle,” was reported by 7% of exercisers and 29% of non-exercisers. This hairstyle-related barrier included the need for extra time and money to restyle hair due to perspiration. Hairstyle-related facilitators included: prioritizing health over hairstyle and high self-efficacy to restyle hair after perspiration. Participants were interested in resources to simplify hairstyle maintenance. AA women whose hairstyle is affected by perspiration may avoid physical activity due to time and financial burdens. Increasing self-efficacy to restyle hair after perspiration may help to overcome this barrier.

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“…While other studies have explored the relations between certain aspects of neighborhood design and one or more outdoor routine or instrumental activities among older adults, the vast majority of such studies have used observational designs [12]. Although participation in the routine activities under study was captured using primarily single- or dual-item questions on a self-report questionnaire, that questionnaire (the CHAMPS) was specifically developed and validated for older adults participating in physical activity interventions [32, 43]. …”

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Preserving older adults' routine outdoor activities in contrasting neighborhood environments through a physical activity intervention

King

Salvo

Banda

et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine

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While neighborhood design can potentially influence routine outdoor physical activities (PA), little is known concerning its effects on such activities among older adults attempting to increase their PA levels. We evaluated the effects of living in neighborhoods differing in compactness on changes in routine outdoor activities (e.g., walking, gardening, yard work) among older adults at increased mobility disability risk participating in the LIFE-Pilot PA trial (2003–07; ages 70–89 years; from Dallas, TX, San Francisco Bay area, Pittsburgh, PA, and Winston-Salem, NC). Analyses were conducted on the 400 LIFE-Pilot participants randomized to a one-year endurance-plus-strengthening PA intervention or health education control that completed one-year PA assessment (CHAMPS questionnaire). Outcomes of interest were exercise and leisure walking, walking for errands, and moderate-intensity gardening. Neighborhood compactness was assessed objectively using geographic information systems via a subsequent grant (2008–12). PA increased weekly exercise and leisure walking relative to control, irrespective of neighborhood compactness. However, walking for errands decreased significantly more in PA relative to control (net mean[SD] difference=16.2 minutes/week[7.7], p=.037), particularly among those living in less compact neighborhoods (net mean[SD] difference=29.8[10.8] minutes/week, p=.006). PA participants living in less compact neighborhoods maintained or increased participation in gardening and yard work to a greater extent than controls (net mean[SD] difference=29.3[10.8] minutes/week, p=.007). The results indicate that formal targeting of active transport as an adjunct to structured PA programs may be important to diminish potential compensatory responses in functionally impaired older adults. Structured endurance-plus-strengthening PA may help older adults maintain or increase such routine activities over time. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier= NCT01072500

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Active for Life

Cited by 134 publications

References 43 publications

Reliability and Validity of CHAMPS Self-Reported Sedentary-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity in Older Adults

Reliability and Validity of CHAMPS Self-Reported Sedentary-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity in Older Adults

“My hair or my health:” Overcoming barriers to physical activity in African American women with a focus on hairstyle-related factors

Preserving older adults' routine outdoor activities in contrasting neighborhood environments through a physical activity intervention

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