The Effects of a Walking Program on Older Chinese American Immigrants With Hypertension: A Pretest and Posttest Quasi‐Experimental Design

Chiang, Chun‐Ying; Sun, Fan‐Ko

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00776.x

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“…Interventions were conducted in community centers, senior centers, churches, a community fitness center, and a community nursing service setting. Seven studies solely used face-to-face intervention delivery (Baldwin, 2015;Banks-Wallace & Conn, 2005;Choi & Rush, 2012;Harris et al, 2013;Huang et al, 2002;Peterson, 2005;Smith, 2012), one study used telephone delivery only (Chiang & Sun, 2009), and the remaining five used more than one delivery mode (Holland et al, 2005;Lee et al, 2007;Leveille et al, 1998;Speck et al, 2007;Wallace et al, 1998). Four studies used individual-based intervention delivery only (Chiang & Sun, 2009;Harris et al, 2013;Lee et al, 2007;Peterson, 2005), four studies used group-based intervention only (Banks- Wallace & Conn, 2005;Choi & Rush, 2012;Huang et al, 2002;Smith, 2012), and the remaining five studies used a combination of individual-and groupbased strategies.…”

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“…Three of the 13 studies involved PA education only (Harris et al, 2013;Huang et al, 2002;Smith, 2012), eight studies involved some combination of PA education/counseling and cognitive-behavioral strategies (Baldwin, 2015;Banks-Wallace & Conn, 2005;Chiang & Sun, 2009;Choi & Rush, 2012;Holland et al, 2005;Lee et al, 2007;Leveille et al, 1998;Peterson, 2005), and the remaining two involved the combination of behavioral (i.e., exercise classes and supervised walking) and cognitive-behavioral strategies (Speck et al, 2007;Wallace et al, 1998). Most (10/13, 77%) of the studies had an intervention duration of 6 months or less.…”

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“…In one of these 5 studies, the counseling sessions were followed by supportive or motivational follow-up contacts (3 face-to-face visits and 9 telephone calls) . In two studies, nurses delivered Chinese/Korean culturally-tailored PA counseling and motivational support (Chiang & Sun, 2009;Choi & Rush, 2012). Two of the 13 studies provided exercise training sessions organized by nurses and lead by exercise instructors (Huang et al, 2002;Wallace et al, 1998).…”

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“…Interventions in these 3 RCTs were all motivational/supportive interventions: encouraging subjects to engage in community PA programs (i.e., PA education classes, swimming, dancing, and Tai Chi) or to increase walking, and monitoring goal attainment. All three non-randomized controlled trials reported nonsignificant differences between groups in PA outcomes and received an effectiveness rating of "unsupported" (Chiang & Sun, 2009;Harris et al, 2013;Speck et al, 2007).…”

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“…For example, interventions which involved weekly face-to-face (Peterson et al, 2005) or phone contact (Chiang et al, 2009) for 8-12 weeks did not result in significant changes in PA behavior while an intervention with three face-to-face meetings and an average of nine follow-up calls did result in significant PA behavior change . Similarly, multi-method interventions did not result in consistent increases in PA.…”

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Integrative Review of Nurse-delivered Community-Based Physical Activity Promotion

Richards

Cai

2016

Applied Nursing Research

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Purpose: The purpose of this integrative review is to 1) describe intervention attributes, 2) describe the role of nurses in community PA promotion, and 3) describe the efficacy of the interventions in terms of PA behavior change. Methods: Computerized database and ancestry search strategies located distinct intervention trials between 1990 and 2015. Results: Thirteen national and international studies with 2,353 participants were reviewed. Multi-dose, face-toface, group-based interventions with or without individual-based contacts for 6 months or less were the most common intervention delivery modes. Only 40% (n=5) of the studies integrated health behavior theory into intervention design. Less than half of the studies demonstrated efficacy in increasing PA. Conclusions: Results suggest that group-based community interventions, such as exercise classes, group walking and group education/counseling, may be more effective in increasing PA compared to individual-based education. Additional rigorously designed studies are warranted to explore the indicators for successful community-based PA promotion.

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Cai

2016

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Let’s Walk: A Quasi-Experimental Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Physical Activity and Social Engagement for Older Chinese American Adults

Katigbak,

Cheng,

Matz

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J Immigrant Minority Health

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Physical activity (PA) is critical for healthy aging, yet < 16% of U.S. older adults meet federal recommendations for moderate to vigorous PA. Asian Americans are a rapidly growing segment of the older adult population, who are less likely to meet these guidelines, and are frequently under-represented in clinical trials. This quasi-experimental pilot study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally tailored walking program to improve PA and social engagement for older Chinese Americans in Boston, MA. Participants at two community organizations were assigned to an enhanced walking or walking only condition for 12 weeks. Mixed effect repeated measures analysis addressed the study aims. The enhanced walking group (intervention) had fewer steps at baseline and less of a reduction in steps by 12 weeks as compared with the walking only (control) condition. Mean social engagement scores were significantly higher at 12 weeks (p = .03) for the intervention group. A culturally tailored walking intervention was feasible and acceptable for older Chinese Americans, improving social engagement and PA scores.

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Gamification for Family Engagement in Lifestyle Interventions: A Systematic Review

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The majority of chronic conditions that plague the USA are modifiable by lifestyle change. Lifestyle interventions that incorporate family members for social support and that use game design elements to engage family members have the potential to improve upon traditional interventions, which have largely been unsustainable. Determining the populations where family member support in a lifestyle intervention are present and the extent of gamification of lifestyle intervention components that engage these family members is an important and underexplored area of work. A systematic review of lifestyle interventions involving family members were reviewed for game design elements using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. Game design elements related to engaged learning and motivational affordances from previous literature were included. Sixty-one studies met inclusion criteria. These studies reported on 50 independent interventions that were reviewed. Thirty-one of these interventions addressed lifestyle in those with a chronic condition, and 19 addressed lifestyle in those at high risk for chronic conditions. The majority of the lifestyle interventions included at least one game design element, yet overall there were limited elements utilized together. Compared with successful gamified programs that have greatly impacted a population's health behaviors, there were relatively a limited number of elements reported, particularly those Amanda C. Blok,

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The Effects of a Walking Program on Older Chinese American Immigrants With Hypertension: A Pretest and Posttest Quasi‐Experimental Design

Cited by 24 publications

References 30 publications

Integrative Review of Nurse-delivered Community-Based Physical Activity Promotion

Integrative Review of Nurse-delivered Community-Based Physical Activity Promotion

Let’s Walk: A Quasi-Experimental Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Physical Activity and Social Engagement for Older Chinese American Adults

Gamification for Family Engagement in Lifestyle Interventions: A Systematic Review

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