Environmental, Policy, and Cultural Factors Related to Physical Activity Among Rural, African American Women

Abstract

Sixty-one African American women (ages 20-50 years) from a rural community in Alabama participated in six focus groups. Barriers to and enablers of physical activity were identified and grouped into personal, environmental (social and physical), policy, and cultural themes for qualitative analyses. Personal factors included motivation, perceived health, feeling tired, and lack of time; social environmental factors included support from friends, family, and issues related to child care; physical environmental factors included weather, access to facilities, availability of sidewalks or other places to walk; policy factors included personal safety concerns (loose dogs, traffic, etc.) and inflexible work environments. Some, but not all, women perceived cultural differences as a factor affecting physical activity levels. Differences in socioeconomic levels and time demands among women of different cultures were identified as factors that may influence physical activity. Participants provided suggestions for community-based physical activity interventions using an environmental approach.

Predictors of Physical Activity in Korean Older Adults: Distinction between Urban and Rural Areas

“…또한 운동은 신체 활동의 한 범주로 체력을 유지하고 향상시키기 위하여 계획적 으로 반복 수행되는 구조화된 활동을 의미하는데 조깅, 수영 등 규칙적인 운동 (Posner et al, 1992;Yun et al, 2002)이나 여 가활동 (Sanderson et al, 2002;Pullen et al, 2001)으로 신 체활동을 평가한 연구들이 대부분이어서 가사 활동 등 일상생 활에서의 신체활동이 주가 되는 재가 노인의 신체활동을 정확히 평가하지 못한 제한점이 있었다 (Kaplan et al, 2001;Plonczynski et al, 2008). Control and Prevention, 2008;Wilcox et al, 2003)과 신체활동에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 신체 적, 정신적 건강 (Carruth & Logan, 2002;Semanik, Wilbur, Sinacore, & Chang, 2004), 사회적지지 (Wilcox et al, 2003), 이용할 수 있는 건강서비스 (Pullen et al, 2001) 등이 다를 수 있기 때문에, 노년기의 신체활동 참여율을 높이기 위해서 거주 지별로 노인의 특성을 고려한 신체활동 증진 전략을 개발해야 한다는 주장 (Plonczynski et al, 2008;Scharff, Homan, Kreuter, & Brennan, 1999 (Table 1).…”

“…미국 노인의 1/3이 좌식 생활을 하고 있고 (Brownson et al, 2000), 미국에 서 수행된 전국적 신체활동 조사에서 성인 초기 이후에는 노년 기까지 신체활동이 지속적으로 감소하는 것으로 보고되었다 (Pullen et al, 2001) (Park, 2007;Pullen et al, 2001;Wilcox, Bopp, Oberrecht, Kammermann, & McElmurray, 2003), 성별 (Browning et al, 2009;Kaplan et al, 2001;Park, 2007) 경제상 태 (Brownson et al, 2000;Sanderson, Littleton, & Pulley, 2002), 동거 유형 (Sanderson et al, 2002), 교육수준 (Park, 2007;Wilcox et al, 2003)과 같은 인구사회학적 특성, 신체적 건강 (Arcury et al, 2006;Sanderson et al, 2002)이나 정신 적 건강 (Wilcox et al, 2003) 등 건강 특성, 외출시간 (Aronson & Oman, 2004), 사회적 지지 (Aronson & Oman, 2004;Plonczynski, Wilbur, Larson, & Thiede, 2008) 등 환경적 특성이 노년기의 신체활동과 관련이 있는 것으로 보고되었다.…”

Weight, Diet, and Physical Activity-Related Beliefs and Practices Among Pregnant and Postpartum Latino Women: The Role of Social Support

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Perceived Intrinsic Barriers to Physical Activity Among Rural Mothers

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