Download or read book Integrative Health Nursing Interventions for Vulnerable Populations written by Amber Vermeesch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides nurses, clinicians, practitioners, educators and students working with vulnerable and underserved populations with essential information on effective wellness strategies to address inadequate nutrition, promote physical activity, and reduce perceived stress through an integrative health nursing framework. It begins with an overview of cultural humility, health inequities, and social justice, establishing the need for an integrative health nursing framework. In turn, the book addresses a broad range of interventions; particular attention is given to wellness strategies designed to prevent the adverse effects of poor nutrition, perceived stress, and lack of physical activity. Written by respected experts in the field, the book offers readers valuable insights into strategies for working with vulnerable populations. Accordingly, it will appeal to researchers working to diminish health inequities among vulnerable populations, and will be of particular interest to nursing educators, practitioners, and students.

Download or read book Dance and Physical Activity in African American Women written by Carolyn J. Murrock and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Investigating Factors Related to African American Women s Physical Activity written by Jahmaad Harrell and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A variety of barriers to physical activity have been identified and these barriers take new forms in relation to African American women. This study examined how the intersectionality of race and gender play a pivotal role in African American women's physical activity. I sought to understand whether there were differences in barriers and strategies reported between physically active and inactive groups, whether the perception of barriers and barrier self-efficacy were predictors of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and what types of strategies African American women use to overcome barriers. African American women completed and online survey and a subset participated in semi-structured interviews. Results indicated that both physically active and inactive women within the sample faced similar barriers and utilized similar strategies, but the perceived effectiveness differed between the two groups. Both perception of barriers (p= .045) and barrier self-efficacy (p= .043) were significant predictors in a regression predicting MVPA. Analysis of semi-structured in depth interviews uncovered five major themes: Health Perceptions within the African American Community are an Obstacle to Healthy Behaviors; Gender Differences and Gendered Activity Expectations , Hair as a Constraint to Physical Activity for African American Women; The Role of Body Image as a Barrier and a Facilitator of physical activity, and The Role of a Physical Activity Environment in Negotiating Constraints.

Download or read book Fit Citizens written by Ava Purkiss and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the twentieth century, as African Americans struggled against white social and political oppression, Black women devised novel approaches to the fight for full citizenship. In opposition to white-led efforts to restrict their freedom of movement, Black women used various exercises—calisthenics, gymnastics, athletics, and walking—to demonstrate their physical and moral fitness for citizenship. Black women's participation in the modern exercise movement grew exponentially in the first half of the twentieth century and became entwined with larger campaigns of racial uplift and Black self-determination. Black newspapers, magazines, advice literature, and public health reports all encouraged this emphasis on exercise as a reflection of civic virtue. In the first historical study of Black women's exercise, Ava Purkiss reveals that physical activity was not merely a path to self-improvement but also a means to expand notions of Black citizenship. Through this narrative of national belonging, Purkiss explores how exercise enabled Black women to reimagine Black bodies, health, beauty, and recreation in the twentieth century. Fit Citizens places Black women squarely within the history of American physical fitness and sheds light on how African Americans gave new meaning to the concept of exercising citizenship.

Download or read book A Walk in the Park written by Lauren Garrott and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, minorities are less physically active and in turn at higher risk for heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The purpose of my study is to examine the factors that influence physical activity in neighborhood parks and to answer: What aspects of park design and programming discourage physical activity participation in African American women? My goal is to identify barriers to physical activity and make recommendations for improving design and programming of a neighborhood park. The results of my research are relevant to the planning profession because planners can use public policy to combat inequality in the built environment. Many studies have related recreation access to socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, and gender. While African American women are not the only disadvantaged population when it comes to access to recreation, they do have a higher risk for obesity. In trying to answer why African American women have higher rates of obesity, some studies have found that while willingness to participate in physical activity does not differ in white and black women, duration of physical activity does. My research employs a mixed methods approach to understand the barriers to physical activity experienced by African American women, in context of a neighborhood park. This study uses a physical assessment of James Mulligan Park and the surrounding neighborhood within Alexandria, Virginia. Following the physical assessment I piloted a survey to gather information on the barriers to physical activity. The pilot guided a final survey of seventeen participating African American women in the neighborhood. I hypothesized that the perception of park safety will have an effect on the rate of physical activity in African American women. This hypothesis points to a general barrier for all women. Based on literature review, I also expected to find barriers unique to African American women. The study concluded that African American women in this neighborhood share some barriers with all women and they also expressed some barriers unique to African American women. I found that personal barriers like "exercise tires me" was the most common, rather than perceptions of safety. In addition, I found culturally specific barriers, such as "exercising is not my cultural activity" and "I avoid exercise to protect my hairstyle." Based on my analysis of the setting and surveys I make several recommendations for the park and neighborhood.

Download or read book Physical Activity for African American Females written by Jasmine M. Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Influences on Long Term Physical Activity in Physically Active African American Women written by Annette Moore Hubbell and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Understanding Physical Activity Among Older African American Women a Mixed methods Approach written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recognizing the Unique Barriers to Physical Activity in African American Women written by Madeline Griffith and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Obesity is prevalent in all populations, however it disproportionately affects African American women. This prevalence of obesity increases African American women's chances of developing chronic metabolic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. The purpose of this study is to explore/recognize the unique barriers and facilitators to physical activity/exercise in African American women. Methods: A mixed methods cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the barriers and facilitators to exercise in African American women. Eight qualitative interviews and 48 quantitative surveys were conducted to gather information about exercise habits and barriers/facilitators to exercise. Participants were 18 years or older and self-identified as an African American woman. Results: The mean age of participants was 40 years. In qualitative interviews, participants identified two main barriers to physical activity including fear of injury and motivation. Facilitators included wearing natural hair and more time at home due to COVID-19. In the quantitative surveys, 71.8% of participants reported avoiding exercise due to their hair and 62.5% reported facing hair discrimination. Conclusion: Our study findings have important implications for health professionals and health programs that attempt to promote active lifestyles in African American women. The results suggest that having approaches that increase exercise knowledge levels and provide positive experiences will be essential for improving physical activity among African American women.

Download or read book Promoting Lifetime Fitness Skills Among African American Females written by Sheila Antoinette Ward and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Factors Affecting Physical Activity Among Selected African American Women written by Mallory Johnson-Gary and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Behavior Among Older African American Women written by Karen J. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effects of Buddy Support on Physical Activity in African American Women written by Patricia Ann Hogue and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention utilizing individual buddy support to increase physical activity in African American women. The current study was a 10-week, pretest/post-test, quasi-experimental design that was conducted at two churches in Toledo, Ohio. Members of one church served as the intervention group and members of the second church served as the comparison group. The participants were African American women (25 in the comparison group and 28 in the intervention group). Women in the intervention group were required to recruit and enlist the help of a "buddy" that was to provide social support for physical activity. Both groups completed the following data collection measures at pretest and post-test: 1) social support for exercise survey (SSES), 2) rapid assessment of physical activity survey (RAPA), 3) body weight and height, 4) diastolic and systolic blood pressure and, 5) a six-minute walk test. Participants in both groups also received educational information on healthy living, a pedometer to serve as a cue to action for walking, and instructions to record daily pedometer steps and physical activity minutes. The intervention group alone was required to identify a buddy, record the number of minutes per day spent interacting with the buddy, and the type of interaction with the buddy. Seven women dropped out of the comparison group leaving a total of 18 women that completed the study. One participant in the intervention group did not submit physical activity minutes but was included in the analyses for all other measures. The average age of women in the study was 46 years of age (SD = 10). The vast majority of participants (82%) had at least some college education and 76% had households comprised of 2 to 4 persons. About two thirds of participants worked fulltime outside the home. A majority (43%) of participants was married and 38% had gross household incomes greater than $75,000. No statistically significant differences in demographic characteristics were detected between the intervention and comparison groups. According to participants' daily logs at week one and at week ten of the study, physical activity minutes decreased during the study for both groups ( - 49 minutes intervention/-1 minute comparison group). For the intervention group only, the RAPA I score increased in a statistically significant way. By the end of the study, 61% of the intervention group and 44% of the comparison group was in the "active" range on their RAPA I scores. For both groups, there were no statistically significant differences over time in mean social support scores for friend social support. However, in the intervention group, family social support scores increased in a statistically significant way. There was no statistically significant correlation between social support, RAPA I scores, and physical activity minutes. Analysis of the physiologic measures revealed that body mass index statistically significantly decreased over the course of the study for the comparison group only. In contrast, only the intervention group experienced a statistically significantly increase in endurance as measured by the six-minute walk test. There were no statistically significant changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressures for either group. The findings from the current study do not support the effectiveness of the buddy support intervention in increasing self-reported physical activity minutes. However, RAPA I scores, six-minute walk test distance, and family social support scores did improve over time for the intervention group. The lack of statistical power in the current study and the many limitations make it difficult to state any conclusions with confidence.

Download or read book Environmental Policy and Cultural Factors Related to Physical Activity in a Diverse Sample of Wome written by Amy Eyler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to tailor physical activity interventions to the women you work with! Ethnic minority and low-income women have some of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the highest rates of physical inactivity—an independent risk factor for CVD. This book discusses the environmental, policy, and cultural factors that affect the tendency of these women (ages 20–50) to undertake physical activities. This vital information is based on qualitative research conducted in various locations in the United States with African-American, American Indian, Latina, and white women living in both urban and rural environments. Along with individual chapters on separate groups of women, this book includes a thorough summary discussing the similarities and differences among the groups—and recommendations for future research. This book will increase your understanding of: the impact of environmental influences on women's patterns of physical activity the mission and methodology of the Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project cultural, environmental, and policy determinants of physical activity based upon the responses of the focus groups involved in the study, which include a) low-income minority women b) well-educated urban African-American women c) African-American women in the southeastern United States d) rural African-American women e) rural white women who say they don't exercise regularly f) Latina immigrants g) Southwestern American Indian women

Download or read book GENDER AND RACIAL IDENTITY NORMATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE AGED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN written by Shelly Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American women have a compounded risk for chronic disease development, poorer disease-related quality of life, and chronic disease mortality. While regular engagement in physical activity can reduce these risks, African American women are significantly less likely to engage in physical activity when compared to their gender and racial counterparts. Therefore, it is important to identify factors that may contribute to physical activity and protect against physical inactivity among African American women. Social Identity Theory may offer a framework for understanding gender and racial influences on exercise behaviors. Social Identity Theory posits that individuals strengthen their sense of belonging with social groups by adopting normative perceptions, attitudes, values, and behaviors. Prior research has established associations between gender and racial identity and exercise behaviors as well as associations between normative perceptions of physical activity and exercise behavior. Inferences from prior research suggests there is a link between gender and racial identity and normative perceptions of exercise behavior, however this link has not been established. Female gender seems to be a risk factor for physical inactivity across the developmental continuum, however research examining African American cultural influences on physical activity has yielded mixed findings. This dissertation sought to examine gender and racial influences on exercise behavior in a sample of African American college-aged women guided by the Social Identity theoretical framework. More specifically, this study sought to (1) comprehensively measure gender and racial identity domains and compare strengths of identity across these two domains, (2) examine perceived physical activity norms for gender and race, (3) determine whether gender and racial identity predict physical activity, (4) determine whether gender and race-related physical activity norms predict physical activity, and (5) examine links between gender identity and gender-related physical activity norms and links between racial identity and race-related physical activity norms. A total of 188 African American undergraduate women completed an online survey that assessed multiple dimensions of gender and racial identity, normative perceptions of physical activity for gender and race, and exercise behaviors. On average, participants reported strong emotional and psychological connection to other women and African Americans. They also reported strong, positive feelings towards being women and African American. Lastly, participants reported that physical activity was normative for their female friends, African American friends, and normative for broader reference groups of women in general and African Americans in general. Overall, physical activity was perceived by participants to be more normative for African Americans than for women and more normative for broader reference groups of women and African Americans as compared to female and African American friend groups. In terms of predicting physical activity, the full model of Social Identity Theory was not supported for either gender or racial influences; however, results indicated that both positive African American racial identity and perceiving physical activity as normative for one's African Americans friends were positive influences on exercise behaviors. Compared to racial identity, gender identity did not predict physical activity, but positive female gender identity was linked to perceiving exercise as more normative for one's female friends, establishing what appears to be the first empirical link between identity and norms in the social identity theory literature. Clinical implications of these findings and future directions for research are discussed, particularly as it relates to increasing and sustaining motivation for exercise among African American Women.

Download or read book A Theoretical Approach to Understanding the Physical Activity Behavior of African American College Women written by Kelly Cherie Juniper and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Physical Activity Sport in the Lives of Girls written by President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: