scholarly journals Physical Activity Interventions With African American or Latino Men: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1102-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
Erin M. Bergner ◽  
Emily K. Cornish ◽  
Chelsea M. McQueen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
African American ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions ◽  
Health Related

Relatively little is known about what helps increase physical activity in African American men, and even less is known about promoting physical activity among Latino men. This systematic review aimed to address the key questions: (a) what is the state of the evidence on health-related behavior change interventions targeting physical activity among African American or Latino men? and (b) What factors facilitate physical activity for these men? For this review, nine electronic databases were searched to identify peer-reviewed articles published between 2011–2017 that reported interventions to promote physical activity among African American or Latino men. Following PRISMA guidelines, nine articles representing seven studies that met our criteria were identified: six published studies that provided data for African American men, and one published study provided data for Latino men. Consistent with previous reviews, more research is needed to better understand how gender can be incorporated in physical activity interventions for African American and Latino men. Future interventions should explore how being an adult male and a man of color shapes motivations, attitudes, and preferences to be physically active. Studies should consider how race and ethnicity intersect with notions of masculinity, manhood and Machismo to enhance the effectiveness of physical activity interventions for these populations. Despite the health benefits of physical activity, rates of these behaviors remain low among African American and Latino men. It is essential to determine how best to increase the motivation and salience for these men to overcome the obesogenic environments and contexts in which they often live.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned About Motivation From a Pilot Physical Activity Intervention for African American Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily K. Cornish ◽  
Sydika A. McKissic ◽  
Donnatesa A. L. Dean ◽  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
African American Men ◽  
White Men ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Life Goals ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations

African American men are less likely than White men to meet physical activity recommendations, and few physical activity interventions have focused on the unique needs of African American men. Because health is not more important to men than fulfilling the role of a provider or other socially important roles, one of the biggest challenges in creating interventions for African American men is helping them identify reasons that they should prioritize both health and life goals. In a recent pilot physical activity intervention for 30- to 70-year-old African American men, we used self-determination theory and motivational interviewing principles to create worksheets that helped men identify their core values and life goals and asked them to describe how their values and goals were related to health and physical activity. We used basic statistics and thematic analysis to identify and examine key sources of motivation for men to be healthier and more physically active. We found that being healthy, a good Christian, a good spouse/partner, disciplined, and successful were among men’s most important life goals. This article highlights a strategy for identifying key sources of motivation in African American men’s lives and key themes that can be used in to enhance future interventions.

scholarly journals Men on the Move–Nashville: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Technology-Enhanced Physical Activity Pilot Intervention for Overweight and Obese Middle and Older Age African American Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donnatesa A. L. Dean ◽  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
Sydika A. McKissic ◽  
Emily K. Cornish ◽  
Vicki Johnson-Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Activity Trackers ◽  
Group Sessions

Men on the Move–Nashville was a quasi-experimental, 10-week pilot physical activity intervention. A total of 40 overweight or obese African American men ages 30 to 70 (mean age = 47) enrolled in the intervention. Participants attended 8 weekly, 90-minute small group sessions with a certified personal trainer. Each session consisted of discussions aimed to educate and motivate men to be more physically active, and an exercise component aimed to increase endurance, strength, and flexibility. Throughout each week, men used wearable activity trackers to promote self-monitoring and received informational and motivational SMS text messages. Of the 40 enrolled men, 85% completed the intervention, and 80% attended four or more small group sessions. Additionally, 70% of participants successfully used the activity tracker, but only 30% of men utilized their gym memberships. Participants benefited from both the small group discussions and activities through increasing social connection and guidance from their trainer and group members. These African American men reported being motivated to engage in physical activity through each of these technologies. Men reported that the activity trackers provided an important extension to their social network of physically active people. The intervention resulted in significant increases in men’s self-reported levels of light, moderate, vigorous, and sports-related physical activities, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and significant decreases in weight and body fat percentage with small, moderate and large effects shown. Including technology and didactic components in small group-based interventions holds promise in motivating African American men to increase their physical activity.

scholarly journals A systematic review of physical activity interventions among African American adults: evidence from 2009 to 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 125-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Whitt-Glover ◽  
N. R. Keith ◽  
T. G. Ceaser ◽  
K. Virgil ◽  
L. Ledford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Adults ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions

scholarly journals Technology-Supported Self-Guided Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions for Adults With Cancer: Systematic Review (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Kiss ◽  
Brenton James Baguley ◽  
Kylie Ball ◽  
Robin M Daly ◽  
Steve F Fraser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

BACKGROUND Nutrition and physical activity interventions are important components of cancer care. With an increasing demand for services, there is a need to consider flexible, easily accessible, and tailored models of care while maintaining optimal outcomes. OBJECTIVE This systematic review describes and appraises the efficacy of technology-supported self-guided nutrition and physical activity interventions for people with cancer. METHODS A systematic search of multiple databases from 1973 to July 2018 was conducted for randomized and nonrandomized trials investigating technology-supported self-guided nutrition and physical activity interventions. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Outcomes included behavioural, health-related, clinical, health service, or financial measures. RESULTS Sixteen randomized controlled trials representing 2684 participants were included. Most studies were web-based interventions (n=9) and had a 12-week follow-up duration (n=8). Seven studies assessed dietary behaviour, of which two reported a significant benefit on diet quality or fruit and vegetable intake. Fifteen studies measured physical activity behaviour, of which eight studies reported a significant improvement in muscle strength and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Four of the nine studies assessing the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reported a significant improvement in global HRQoL or a domain subscale. A significant improvement in fatigue was found in four of six studies. Interpretation of findings was influenced by inadequate reporting of intervention description and compliance. CONCLUSIONS This review identified short-term benefits of technology-supported self-guided interventions on the physical activity level and fatigue and some benefit on dietary behaviour and HRQoL in people with cancer. However, current literature demonstrates a lack of evidence for long-term benefit. CLINICALTRIAL PROSPERO CRD42017080346; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=80346

Predictors of Success of Workplace Physical Activity Interventions: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 647-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel D. Muir ◽  
Sandun S.M. Silva ◽  
Mulu A. Woldegiorgis ◽  
Hayley Rider ◽  
Denny Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Predictors Of Success ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Effective Interventions

Background: Despite holding great potential for addressing concerns regarding public health, recent systematic reviews have found effect sizes for interventions targeting physical activity to be small. Before interventions can be improved, the factors influencing outcomes must be identified. This systematic review aimed to identify predictors of success, measured in terms of engagement (eg, involvement duration) and health behavior change (eg, increased step counts), of workplace interventions targeting physical activity. Methods: A structured search of 3 databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science) was conducted to identify articles published between January 2000 and April 2017. For inclusion, articles needed to test a workplace intervention targeting physical activity and perform a quantitative analysis, identifying predictors of engagement or health behavior change. Results: Twenty-two studies were identified for review (median quality score = 70%). Demographic variables (eg, gender, age) were inconsistent predictors of success. However, employees in better health and physically active at baseline were found to have a greater likelihood of success. Conclusions: It appears that achieving successful results among employees at high risk of poor health outcomes remains a significant challenge for interventions. It is hoped that program developers can use this information to create effective interventions particularly for more sedentary employees.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns Across Weekdays and Weekend Days in Youth with Multiple Sclerosis and Controls

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Morghen Sikes ◽  
Renisha Iruthayanathan ◽  
Stephanie A. Grover ◽  
Effie Viguiliouk ◽  
Zehra Kamani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Activity Monitors ◽  
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions ◽  
Within Subjects

Abstract Background: This study quantified and compared weekday and weekend patterns of device-measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior between youth with pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) and controls for the purpose of informing future PA behavior change interventions. Methods: Participant data were obtained from three ongoing observational studies, and the sample included 40 participants with pediatric MS and 41 controls. Light PA (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), and sedentary behavior data were collected using activity monitors (ActiGraph LLC) over 1 week. The main analysis involved a two-way mixed factor analysis of variance with group as a between-subjects factor (pediatric MS vs control) and day as a within-subjects factor (weekday vs weekend day). Results: There was no group × day interaction from the analysis of variance for percentage of activity monitor wear time spent in LPA, MVPA, or sedentary behavior. There was no effect of group for LPA, MVPA, or sedentary behavior. There was an effect of day of week on percentage of day spent in LPA, MVPA, and sedentary behavior. Conclusions: These results suggest that youth with pediatric MS and controls were less physically active and more sedentary on weekends than on weekdays, but there were no differences between groups in PA and sedentary behavior overall or by day of the week. Physical activity interventions may be more successful by initially targeting weekend day activity.

scholarly journals The Green Prescription and older adults: what do general practitioners see as barriers?

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmita Patel ◽  
Gregory Kolt ◽  
Justin Keogh ◽  
Grant Schofield
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Term Basis ◽  
Analyse Data

INTRODUCTION: Limited research exists that has examined the barriers that older adults (those aged 65 years and older) can encounter when given a Green Prescription (GRx). This study aimed to identify what general practitioners (GPs) perceived their older-aged patients’ barriers were with regard to carrying out a GRx. This study also identified the strategies that GPs used to assist their older-aged patients in overcoming barriers to physical activity engagement. METHODS: Fifteen GPs from the Auckland region of New Zealand were interviewed individually. An inductive thematic approach was used to analyse data. FINDINGS: GPs identified chronic health conditions, fear of injury, transportation constraints, set routines and lack of confidence as being barriers that some of their older-aged patients have encountered when considering whether to become more physically active and, also, when engaging in actual physical activity. CONCLUSION: Physical activity interventions, such as the GRx programme, can have an important role in helping confer health-related gain for low-active older adults. To ensure that such interventions are successful on a long-term basis, practitioners need to be aware of the barriers that their older-aged patients can encounter when given a prescription for physical activity. KEYWORDS: Green Prescription; older adults; physical activity, primary health care

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