Latino grandparents’ perception of disagreements with parents in children’s leisure time physical activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 543-555
Author(s):  
Hui Xie ◽  
Linda L Caldwell ◽  
Steven Loy
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Permissive Parenting

Background: Latino grandparents are often involved in the care and rearing of grandchildren and may help parents in promoting children’s leisure time physical activity (LTPA). However, potential disagreements between grandparents and parents may undermine their collaboration and subsequently their support for children’s LTPA. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore Latino grandparents’ perception of disagreements with parents in children’s (age 2–12) LTPA. Methods: Qualitative data were collected from 53 Latino grandparents in Los Angeles County, USA, using four semi-structured focus groups and 26 semi-structured interviews. Transcribed data were systematically and iteratively coded and analysed. Results: Many Latino grandparents disagreed with parents’ sedentary lifestyle, permissive parenting and lack of support for children’s LTPA. In addition, Latino grandparents described disagreement with parents in specific issues such as children’s LTPA options and safety during LTPA. Conclusion: There were disagreements between Latino grandparents and parents concerning children’s LTPA. Health researchers and practitioners should be aware of those disagreements and consider using education/intervention programmes to reduce the tension between Latino grandparents and parents and increase their collaborative support for children’s LTPA.

scholarly journals Analysis of Association of Occupational Physical Activity, Leisure-Time Physical Activity, and Sedentary Lifestyle with Hypertension according to the Adherence with Aerobic Activity in Women Using Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2017 Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mikyung Ryu ◽  
Sol Lee ◽  
Ho Gym ◽  
Weon-Chil Baek ◽  
Heejin Kimm
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Occupational Physical Activity ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Aerobic Activity ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Walking Group ◽  
Adherence Group

Purpose. We investigated the association between occupational physical activity, leisure-time physical activity, and sedentary lifestyle with hypertension by adherence with aerobic exercise in middle-aged and elderly women. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was performed using Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a nationally representative data between 2016 and 2017. A total of 4,241 women aged 40 years or older were included. Hypertension diagnosed by physician and exercise status was asked by questionnaires. Results. Mean age of the participants was 58.4 (±11.4, range: 40∼80 years). There were 1,681 (39.6%) women in the aerobic activity adherence group. In the logistic regression analysis with adjustment for confounding factors, frequency of occupational physical activity (OPA) level (OR 1.931; p=0.048, in ≤4 per week group), walking frequency (OR 0.436; p=0.001, in 5∼7 days per week walking group compared with never walking group) in the aerobic activity adherence group, sitting hours (OR 1.849; 95% CI: 1.279–2.673, p=0.001, in 13 hours or longer group compared with 6 hours or less sitting hours group), and muscle strengthening exercises (OR 0.554; 95% CI: 0.353–0.870, p=0.010, 1∼4 days per week compared with never) in the nonadherence group were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusions. In the aerobic activity adherence group, further research is needed to identify the influence of occupational physical activity. In the aerobic activity nonadherence group, decreasing sitting hours and increasing endurance exercise may be helpful.

Leisure time physical activity and early atherosclerosis: the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl K Nordstrom ◽  
Kathleen M Dwyer ◽  
C.Noel Bairey Merz ◽  
Anne Shircore ◽  
James H Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Early Atherosclerosis

scholarly journals Physical Activity in Adolescents following Treatment for Cancer: Influencing Factors

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Wright ◽  
Angie Bryans ◽  
Kaylin Gray ◽  
Leah Skinner ◽  
Amanda Verhoeve
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Barriers To Physical Activity

The purpose of this study was to examine physical activity levels and influencing individual and environmental factors in a group of adolescent survivors of cancer and a comparison group. Methods. The study was conducted using a “mixed methods” design. Quantitative data was collected from 48 adolescent survivors of cancer and 48 comparison adolescents using the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, the Fatigue Scale—Adolescents, and the Amherst Health and Activity Study—Student Survey. Qualitative data was collected in individual semistructured interviews. Results. Reported leisure-time physical activity total scores were not significantly different between groups. Physical activity levels were positively correlated with adult social support factors in the group of adolescent survivors of cancer, but not in the comparison group. Time was the primary barrier to physical activity in both groups. Fatigue scores were higher for the comparison but were not associated with physical activity levels in either group. The qualitative data further supported these findings. Conclusions. Barriers to physical activity were common between adolescent survivors of cancer and a comparative group. Increased knowledge of the motivators and barriers to physical activity may help health care providers and families provide more effective health promotion strategies to adolescent survivors of pediatric cancer.

scholarly journals Barriers to physical activity for father’s living in marginalising conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 136345932110142
Author(s):  
Francine E Darroch ◽  
John L Oliffe ◽  
Gabriela Gonzalez Montaner ◽  
Jessica M Webb
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Resource Poor Setting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Barriers To Physical Activity

Physical activity can be a conduit for improving men’s social connectedness as well as physical gains for well-being. However, marginalised men, and fathers in particular, can be challenged to engage in leisure time physical activity. This qualitative study reports how fathers, who experience complex and significant social and health inequities, conceptualise and experience barriers to physical activity. Drawing from focus groups with 17 fathers, and semi-structured interviews with seven service providers about their perspectives on men’s physical activity in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), a highly marginalised neighbourhood. A masculinities framework was used to describe and contextualise physical activity in fathers’ lives. Three themes were inductively derived through the analyses: (1) ‘they’re busy surviving’ a finding referencing the work and limits invoked by poverty wherein survival was triaged ahead of leisure time physical activity; (2) ‘there is no activity centre’ chronicling the lack of physical activity spaces, programmes and resources available to fathers; and (3) ‘lifestyle affects our capability to exercise’ a theme detailing how social isolation amplified by factors including housing and opioid crises, and being a father in a resource poor setting imposed significant barriers to physical activity. The findings support reconceptualising physical activity programmes with men who are living in marginalising conditions to address behavioural and structural health inequities in tailoring father-centred programmes and resources.

A Qualitative Study of Latino Grandparents’ Involvement in and Support for Grandchildren’s Leisure Time Physical Activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 781-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Xie ◽  
Linda L. Caldwell ◽  
Steven Loy ◽  
Mayra Robledo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

Background. Latino grandparents are often involved in rearing of grandchildren. However, their roles in promoting Latino children’s leisure time physical activity (LTPA) have been largely overlooked by researchers. Aim. The purpose of this study is to examine Latino grandparents’ involvement in and support for grandchildren’s (age 2-12) LTPA as well as issues facing Latino grandparents. Method. Participants included 53 Latino grandparents who lived with/cared for or used to live with/care for grandchildren of 2 to 12 years old in three low-income areas of Los Angeles County. Data were collected using 4 semistructured focus groups and 26 semistructured interviews. Transcribed data were systematically and iteratively coded and analyzed. Results. Latino grandparents perceived various benefits of physical activity to their grandchildren’s physical and mental health, and supported grandchildren’s LTPA directly and indirectly. The direct support included doing physical activity with grandchildren, taking grandchildren to places for physical activities, verbally asking grandchildren to do physical activities, and rewarding grandchildren for doing physical activities. The indirect support was made through providing suggestions to parents. Mothers usually regulated Latino grandparents’ involvement in or support for grandchildren’s LTPA and tended to promote a maternal lineage. Some Latino grandparents reported barriers to supporting grandchildren’s LTPA, including lack of information, access to affordable and safe LTPA facilities/programs, transportation, money, and time. Conclusions. Latino grandparents are advocates for grandchildren’s LTPA and support grandchildren’s LTPA directly and indirectly. It may be promising to develop interventions to increase Latino grandparents’ competency in supporting grandchildren’s LTPA.

scholarly journals Queering Indoor Swimming in the UK: Transgender and Non-binary wellbeing

2021 ◽  
pp. 019372352110436
Author(s):  
Jayne Caudwell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Community Projects

This paper draws from a research project that was initiated in 2017 and continued in to 2020. It followed on from previous University-LGBT + community projects (e.g., football versus homophobia 2012–2018) and involved working with a local transgender social group, specifically, their engagement with once-a-month recreational swim sessions. The research findings that are discussed come from sixty-three research participant's ‘drawings’, three focus groups including a professionally drawn illustration of two of these focus groups, and nine semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the qualitative data demonstrates the significance of play and pleasure, feeling free, and transgender and non-binary imaginations to physical activity participation, and wellbeing. These three themes are presented through the lens of queer/queering and transfeminism. As such, the paper has two aims: to document the experiences of physical activity by an often-excluded group; and to evaluate the concept of queering to an understanding of indoor recreational swimming and wellbeing.

scholarly journals Socio-ecological influences of leisure-time physical activity among Nepalese adults: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Paudel ◽  
Alice J. Owen ◽  
Ben J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Interpersonal Barriers ◽  
Exercise Facilities

Abstract Background With economic and social changes, participation in occupational and transport-related physical activity is declining among Nepalese adults, highlighting the growing importance of leisure-time physical activity. However, limited information is available to guide public health policies and interventions to promote leisure-time physical activity in Nepal. This study aimed to qualitatively explore the socioecological influences of participation in leisure-time physical activity among Nepalese adults aged 40 years and above. Methods A total of 51 adults (30 females and 21 males) participated in one of the nine focus groups conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal. A semi-structured guide based on the social-ecological model of physical activity was used to facilitate these focus groups. Data were analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis approach in NVivo 12. Results Participation in leisure-time physical activity was minimal and leisure time was mostly spent resting, socialising, or engaging in sedentary activities such as watching television. Walking was the most common form of leisure-time physical activity, and men reported being more active than women. Individual-level barriers included lack of knowledge, lack of skill, lack of motivation, considering oneself as sufficiently active and engagement in sedentary screen activities. Family and household responsibilities, lack of support and fear of being judged constituted the interpersonal barriers while environmental barriers included an absence of a supportive social norm, lack of open spaces, weather conditions and perceived lack of safety. Health benefits, prioritising physical activity, social support, provision of group-based activities and age-appropriate public exercise facilities were identified as major facilitators. Conclusion Critical issues that need to be addressed to increase leisure-time physical activity among Nepalese adults include traditional gender roles, family and social support, and social norms. Modifications of the built environment, such as public exercise facilities, offer further opportunities and will require coordination beyond the health sector.

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