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- Title
Retention of African American Women in a Lifestyle Physical Activity Program.
- Authors
Buchholz, Susan W.; Wilbur, JoEllen; Schoeny, Michael E.; Fogg, Louis; Ingram, Diana M.; Miller, Arlene; Braun, Lynne
- Abstract
The purpose of the article is to examine how well individual characteristics, neighborhood characteristics, and intervention participation predict study retention and staff level of effort needed for retention, using a cohort of African American women enrolled in a physical activity program. Secondary data analysis was conducted from a randomized clinical trial. Participants were aged 40 to 65 years without major signs/symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Assessments were conducted at community sites in/bordering African American communities. Study retention was 90%. Of those retained, 24% required moderate/high level of staff effort for retention. Retention was predicted by being older, having lower perceived neighborhood walkability, living in neighborhoods with greater disadvantage and crime, and having greater program participation. More staff effort was predicted by participants being younger, having more economic hardships, poorer health, or lower intervention participation. We may be able to identify people at baseline likely to require more staff effort to retain.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS; UNITED States; BLACK people; AGE distribution; BEHAVIOR modification; CONFIDENCE intervals; CRIME; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH status indicators; INCOME; MARITAL status; MEETINGS; POVERTY; RESEARCH funding; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; PATIENT participation; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SECONDARY analysis; HUMAN research subjects; PHYSICAL activity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2016, Vol 38, Issue 3, p369
- ISSN
0193-9459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0193945915609902