Journal article
Individual, Social, and Environmental Barriers to and Facilitators of Physical Activity Among Latinas Living in San Diego County Focus Group Results
Family & community health, Vol.32(1), pp.22-33
01/01/2009
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000342814.42025.6d
PMCID: PMC9673484
PMID: 19092432
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the barriers to and facilitators of physical activity (PA) relevant to a faith-based Community living in a border region. Two focus groups were conducted with 25 Latina churchgoers. Latinas identified barriers to PA that included individual (eg, lack of motivation and time, language, economics, social support, family/household responsibilities), Sociocultural (eg, fear of border patrol, machismo, and neighborhood safety), and environmental barriers (eg, traffic-related and dogs). Facilitators of PA were PA knowledge, child care, time management, and advocacy skills. The authors concluded that a church-based multilevel intervention targeting Latinas may be ideal for promoting PA and facilitating environmental changes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Individual, Social, and Environmental Barriers to and Facilitators of Physical Activity Among Latinas Living in San Diego County Focus Group Results
- Creators
- Suzanna M. Martinez - San Diego State UniversityElva M. Arredondo - San Diego State UniversityGabriela Perez - San Diego State UniversityBarbara Baquero - San Diego State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Family & community health, Vol.32(1), pp.22-33
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.FCH.0000342814.42025.6d
- PMID
- 19092432
- PMCID
- PMC9673484
- NLM abbreviation
- Fam Community Health
- ISSN
- 0160-6379
- eISSN
- 1550-5057
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- R21 CA 122471; R21 CA122471; R21 CA 122471-02S1 / NCI NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) R21CA122471 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984363597802771
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