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- Title
Fe en Acción: Promoting Physical Activity Among Churchgoing Latinas.
- Authors
Arredondo, Elva M.; Elder, John P.; Haughton, Jessica; Slymen, Donald J.; Sallis, James F.; Perez, Lilian G.; Serrano, Natalicio; Parra, Maíra T.; Valdivia, Rodrigo; Ayala, Guadalupe X.
- Abstract
Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a faith-based intervention to promote physical activity in Latinas. Methods. We randomized 16 churches in San Diego County, California, to a physical activity intervention or cancer screening comparison condition (n = 436). The intervention followed an ecological framework and involved promotoras. We examined 12-month intervention effects, including accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA; primary outcome) and secondary outcomes. We conducted the study from 2010 to 2016. Results. Mixed effects analyses showed significant increases in accelerometer-based MVPA (effect size = 0.25) and self-report leisure-time MVPA (effect size = 0.38) among Latinas in the intervention versus comparison condition. Participants in the intervention condition had about 66% higher odds of meeting the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines, had reduced body mass index (effect size = 0.23), and used more behavioral strategies for engaging in physical activity (effect size = 0.42). Program attendance was associated with increased self-reported leisure-time MVPA and the number of motivational interviewing calls was associated with meeting the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines. Conclusions. A faith-based intervention was effective in increasing MVPA and decreasing body mass index among participants. Process analyses showed the value of program attendance andmotivational interviewing calls.
- Subjects
SAN Diego County (Calif.); UNITED States; CALIFORNIA; PHYSICAL activity; HISPANIC American women; FAITH &; society; HEALTH promotion; MOTIVATIONAL interviewing; EARLY detection of cancer; CHURCH attendance; HEALTH; COMPARATIVE studies; HISPANIC Americans; LONGITUDINAL method; SPIRITUALITY; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); BODY mass index; ACCELEROMETRY
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2017, Vol 107, Issue 7, p1109
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2017.303785