We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Physical Activity Maintenance Following Home-Based, Individually Tailored Print Interventions for African American Women.
- Authors
Pekmezi, Dori; Ainsworth, Cole; Desmond, Renee; Pisu, Maria; Williams, Victoria; Wang, Kaiying; Holly, Taylor; Meneses, Karen; Marcus, Bess; Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy
- Abstract
African American women report low participation in physical activity and are disproportionately burdened by related conditions (obesity, breast, and colon cancer). Physical activity interventions have shown promising results among African American women, but most studies in this area have focused on short-term increases. More enduring changes in health behavior will be needed to eliminate existing health disparities. Thus, the current study examined 12-month physical activity and psychosocial outcomes from a pilot randomized controlled trial (N = 84) of a Home-based Individually tailored Physical activity Print (HIPP) intervention for African American women in the Deep South. Retention was 77.4% at 12 months. HIPP participants increased self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from 35.1 minutes/week (standard deviation [SD] = 47.8) at baseline to 124 minutes/week (SD = 95.5) at 12 months, compared with the wellness contact control participants who reported increases from 48.2 minutes/week (SD = 51.3) to 102.5 minutes/week (SD = 94.5) over 12 months (between-group p >.05). Results indicate that modest improvements in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and related psychosocial variables occurred during the active intervention phase (months 0-6) and were sustained during the tapered maintenance period (months 6-12). Low-cost, high-reach, home-based strategies have great potential for supporting sustained participation in physical activity and achieving long-term health benefits among African American women in the Deep South.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of obesity; TUMOR prevention; BEHAVIOR modification; BLACK people; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH promotion; HOME care services; MINORITIES; REHABILITATION; STATISTICAL sampling; WOMEN; PILOT projects; WELL-being; HEALTH equity; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PATIENT-centered care; PHYSICAL activity; INDIVIDUALIZED medicine; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 2, p268
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839918798819