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Li W, Lee C, Zhong S, Xu M, Towne Jr SD, Zhu X, Lee S, Wang S, Aldrete R, Garcia EB, Whigham L, Toney AM, Ibarra J, Ory MG. Examining the impacts of public transit on healthy aging through a natural experiment: study protocols and lessons learned from the Active El Paso project. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1132190. [PMID: 37575116 PMCID: PMC10415912 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1132190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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This paper describes protocols and experiences from a seven-year natural-experiment study in El Paso, Texas, a border city of predominantly Latino/Hispanic population. The study focuses on how Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) impacts physical activity and thus plays a role in alleviating obesity and related chronic diseases that impact healthy aging. Our protocols describe a longitudinal and case-comparison study, which compared residents exposed to new BRT stations with those who were not. This paper also introduces lessons and experiences to overcome the following challenges: delays in the BRT opening (the main intervention), the COVID-19 pandemic, methodological challenges, participant recruitment and retention, and predatory survey takers. Our transdisciplinary approach was pivotal in addressing these challenges. We also proposed and tested multi-level intervention strategies to reduce modifiable barriers to transit use. Our most important takeaway for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers is the importance of being flexible and ready to adapt to new circumstances. Future natural-experiment researchers need to become more versatile in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Housing and Urban Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Austin and El Paso, TX, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- School of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Disability, Aging, and Technology Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Southwest Rural Health Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Community Health and Aging, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Austin and El Paso, TX, United States
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- Colonias Program, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Center for Community Health Impact and Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Center for Community Health Impact and Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Center for Community Health and Aging, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Jung M, Kim H, Loprinzi PD, Kang M. Association among length of residence, physical activity, and obesity in the US immigrants: A regression-based mediation analysis. Am J Hum Biol 2021; 34:e23576. [PMID: 33565207 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine the mediated relationship between objectively measured obesity, accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and length of residence among US immigrants. METHODS A total of 885 adults (≥18 years) who were born outside the United States from the 2003 to 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included in the analysis. The participants were categorized into two groups (i.e., living in the United States ≥15 years vs. <15 years). MVPA time (minutes/day) was measured by ActiGraph accelerometry. Obesity was defined as body fat percentage measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Regression-based mediation analysis was conducted using SURVEY procedures in SAS version 9.4. RESULTS When controlling for covariates, immigrants living in the United States for ≥15 years were significantly less likely to spend time participating in MVPA (c; β = -4.50, p = .04), and more likely to be at high risk of obesity (a; β = 1.70, p = .01) compared to those living in the United States for <15 years. Also, the relationship between obesity and MVPA was statistically significant (b; β = -0.80, p = .003). Length of residence was indirectly associated with MVPA (ab; β = -1.37, p = .03), suggesting that obesity mediated the association of length of residence on MVPA (c'; β = -3.13, p = .20). CONCLUSIONS Obesity mediated the association between length of residence and MVPA in the US immigrants. These findings may encourage long-term US immigrants to prevent and treat obesity for increasing the amount of MVPA time.
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- Myungjin Jung
- Health and Sport Analytics Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA.,Exercise and Memory Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA
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- Institute of Child Nutrition, School of Applied Sciences, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA
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- Exercise and Memory Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA
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- Health and Sport Analytics Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA
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Heredia NI, Fernandez ME, Durand CP, Kohl Iii HW, Ranjit N, van den Berg AE. Factors Associated with Use of Recreational Facilities and Physical Activity Among Low-Income Latino Adults. J Immigr Minor Health 2020; 22:555-562. [PMID: 31363889 PMCID: PMC6989364 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00920-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to identify longitudinal correlates of low-income, urban, Latino adults' use of recreational facilities and engagement in physical activity (PA). This secondary data analysis is from a placed-based initiative; the parent study recruited a cohort of parents of kindergarteners from schools in intervention and control communities. Using a self-administered questionnaire, we collected baseline correlates and 1-year follow-up recreational facilities use and PA outcomes. We conducted ordinal logistic regression to assess correlates for recreational facilities use and PA outcomes. Our sample of 273 Latino adults was mostly female and married or living with partners. Meeting PA guidelines at baseline was associated with higher odds of using parks, walking, and moderate- and vigorous-intensity PA. Those who considered PA to be important had higher odds of using trails (adjusted OR = 2.36, 95% CI 1.15-4.84) and of moderate-intensity PA (adjusted OR = 2.68, 95% CI 1.21-5.91). Reported perception that the neighborhood is very safe to walk was associated with higher odds of using trails (adjusted OR 3.45, 95% CI 1.39-8.53) and parks (adjusted OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.19-7.16). Quality of recreational facilities was directly associated with walking (adjusted OR = 1.61 95% CI 1.01-2.57). Speaking English was associated with higher odds of engaging in moderate-intensity PA (adjusted OR = 3.28 95% CI 1.70-6.33). Results from this study of urban, low-income Latinos indicate that promotion is needed not only for sustained use of recreational facilities among current users, but also for concerted efforts to reach less acculturated Latinos and make recreational facilities appealing to currently inactive adults. Both individual-level and neighborhood-level interventions are needed to build positive attitudes towards PA, while also enhancing neighborhood safety and the quality of neighborhood recreational facilities.
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- Natalia I Heredia
- Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler, Suite FCT9.6073, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth), School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth), School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin, TX, USA
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- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin, TX, USA
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- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin, TX, USA
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Camplain R, Sotres-Alvarez D, Alvarez C, Wilson R, Perreira KM, Castañeda SF, Merchant G, Gellman MD, Chambers EC, Gallo LC, Evenson KR. The association of acculturation with accelerometer-assessed and self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Prev Med Rep 2020; 17:101050. [PMID: 32021761 PMCID: PMC6994298 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Associations between acculturation and physical activity varied across measurements. Higher social acculturation was positively associated with self-reported physical activity. Language acculturation, but not language preference, was positively associated with leisure-time physical activity. Language acculturation, but not language preference, was negatively associated with occupational physical activity. Among workers, greater acculturation was associated with lower occupational physical activity. Longer residency in the US was associated with higher accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Most acculturation measures were positively associated with self-report, but not accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior.
The adoption of US culture among immigrants has been associated with higher leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior. However, most research to date assesses this association using single measures of acculturation and physical activity. Our objective was to describe the cross-sectional association between acculturation and both physical activity and sedentary behavior among US Hispanic/Latino adults. Participants included Hispanic/Latinos 18–74 years living in four US locations enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos from 2008 to 2011. Acculturation was measured using acculturation scales (language and social), years in the US, language preference, and age at immigration. Physical activity and sedentary behavior were measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (N = 15,355) and Actical accelerometer (N = 11,954). Poisson, logistic, and linear regression were used, accounting for complex design and sampling weights. English-language preference was positively associated with self-reported leisure-time and transportation physical activity and accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Social acculturation was positively associated with self-reported leisure-time and transportation physical activity and MVPA. Years in the US and age at immigration were positively associated with accelerometer-assessed MVPA. Language acculturation, years in the US, and age at immigration were associated with occupational physical activity among those who reported employment. Most acculturation measures were associated with self-reported sitting but not with accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior. Different measures of acculturation, capturing various domains acculturation, were associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior. However, the direction of the association was dependent on the measures of acculturation physical activity/sedentary behavior, highlighting the complexity of these relationships.
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- Ricky Camplain
- Northern Arizona University, Center for Health Equity Research, 1395 S. Knoles Drive, ARD Building, Suite 140, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA.,University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology, 123 W. Franklin St. Building C CB 8050, Suite 410, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8050, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Biostatistics, 123 W. Franklin St., Building C, Suite 450, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3300 Thurston Bldg., CB #7280, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7280, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Biostatistics, 123 W. Franklin St., Building C, Suite 450, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Department of Social Medicine, 333 S. Columbia St., 342B MacNider Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- San Diego State University, South Bay Latino Research Center, 780 Bay Blvd, Sute 200 Chula Vista, CA 91910, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, Department of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive #0881, La Jolla, CA 92093-0881, USA
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- University of Miami, Department of Psychology, Flipse Building, 5665 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Block Room 408, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- San Diego State University, Department of Psychology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4611, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology, 123 W. Franklin St. Building C CB 8050, Suite 410, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8050, USA
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Echeverría SE, Divney A, Rodriguez F, Sterling M, Vasquez E, Murillo R, Lopez L. Nativity and Occupational Determinants of Physical Activity Participation Among Latinos. Am J Prev Med 2019; 56:84-92. [PMID: 30442464 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Latinos in the U.S. bear a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular risk factors, including physical inactivity. Previous research among Latinos has focused on leisure-time physical activity, limiting understanding of the different ways in which populations, particularly working-class groups, achieve recommended levels of physical activity. This study examined associations of race/ethnicity; nativity; and leisure-time, transportation, and occupation-related physical activity among Latino and non-Latino white adults. METHODS Participants sampled in the 2007-2012 waves of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey self-reported domain-specific physical activity. Data were analyzed in 2016-2017 using multivariable log binomial regression models to examine differences in meeting guidelines for each physical activity domain separately and as total physical activity among Latinos (n=4,692) and non-Latino whites (n=7,788). Models were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and health status and tested interactions between nativity and occupational categories. RESULTS In adjusted models, foreign-born Latinos (prevalence ratio=0.70, 95% CI=0.63, 0.77) and U.S.-born Latinos (prevalence ratio=0.85, 95% CI=0.76, 0.95) were least likely to meet physical activity guidelines through occupation-related and leisure time physical activity, when compared with non-Latino whites. By contrast, foreign-born Latinos were more likely to meet physical activity guidelines through transportation physical activity than non-Latino whites (prevalence ratio=1.26, 95% CI=1.01, 1.56) and were proportionately more likely to participate in vigorous modes of physical activity. Interaction results indicated that foreign-born Latinos were the least likely to meet physical activity guidelines compared with U.S.-born Latinos and non-Latino whites if they worked in non-manual occupational categories. All racial/ethnic groups working in manual occupations saw the largest increase (40%-50%) in meeting physical activity guidelines when occupation-related physical activity was combined with leisure-time and transportation physical activity. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest variability in the relationship between nativity and the physical activity domain Latinos engage in compared with non-Latino whites, with occupation contributing substantially to meeting physical activity recommendations for all population groups.
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- Sandra E Echeverría
- Department of Public Health Education, School of Health and Human Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
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- Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, New York
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- Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California; San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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Mendoza-Vasconez AS, Marquez B, Benitez TJ, Marcus BH. Psychometrics of the self-efficacy for physical activity scale among a Latina women sample. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:1097. [PMID: 30185171 PMCID: PMC6125999 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5998-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Even though Latinos have become a priority population for the promotion of physical activity in the United States, several widely used scales in physical activity promotion research have not been validated among this population, particularly in Spanish. This study aims to assess the validity and other psychometrics of the Self-Efficacy for Physical Activity scale among a sample of Spanish-speaking Latina women who participated in the Pasos Hacia La Salud intervention. We also explored alternatives for scale simplification. Methods Data from 205 women corresponding to baseline, 6-month, and 12-month time points were analyzed. Internal consistency was assessed. A series of Spearman correlations, t-tests, linear regressions, and logistic regressions were used to assess the concurrent and predictive validity of the Self Efficacy for Physical Activity scale against both self-report and accelerometer-measured physical activity, using both continuous and categorical outcome data. Item Response Theory and factor analysis methods were used to explore alternatives to simplify the scale. Psychometric tests were repeated with the simplified scale. Results Cronbach’s alpha for the original scale was .72, .76, and .78 for baseline, 6-month, and 12-month data respectively. All concurrent validity tests conducted with 6-month and 12-month data, but not with baseline data, were statistically significant. Self-efficacy at 6 months was also predictive of physical activity at 12 months for all tests except one. Based on plots of Option Characteristic Curves, a modified version of the scale was created. Psychometric results of the modified scale were similar to those of the original scale. Conclusions This study confirmed the scale’s reliability and validity, and revealed that the scale’s accuracy improves when some response items are collapsed, which is an important finding for future research among populations with low literacy levels.
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- Andrea S Mendoza-Vasconez
- Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093-0725, USA. .,Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093-0725, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093-0725, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093-0725, USA.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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Lee RE, Lorenzo E, Heck K, Kohl HW, Cubbin C. Interrelationships of physical activity in different domains: Evidence from the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) study. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH 2017; 6:538-547. [PMID: 38322237 PMCID: PMC10846893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Research has rarely distinguished between non-work (NW) and work (W) active transport (AT) or investigated relationships to other domains of physical activity ([PA], like leisure time [LTPA] or work [WPA]). We investigated correlates of AT by employment status, accounting for LTPA and WPA, in a population-based sample of California mothers (N=2906) in the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) study (2012-2013). AT was measured by the National Household Travel Survey. LTPA was measured using the Stanford Leisure-Time Activity Categorical Item. WPA was measured with the Stanford Brief Activity Survey. Most employed mothers (53%) worked in sedentary jobs, and few (<10%) used NWAT or WAT. Over 20% of unemployed mothers used NWAT, although LTPA levels were similar to employed mothers. Multiple regression models found employed and unemployed with low education and income, and unemployed African American or Latina immigrant mothers had higher odds of using NWAT. Younger employed and unemployed mothers, and unemployed who had ≥4 children or had "light" LTPA had lower odds of using NWAT. Multiple regression models demonstrated that low education or income employed mothers, African American mothers, those who worked part time, and those with relatively low LTPA had higher odds of using WAT, while younger women had lower odds of using WAT, compared with reference groups (ps<0.05). WPA was associated with WAT in unadjusted models, but not in adjusted models. Different AT patterns were seen for employed vs unemployed women, but women who used AT did so for most trips. LTPA was associated with NWAT among unemployed mothers and with WAT among employed mothers. Most women were underactive across all domains, suggesting no compensatory effect of PA done in one domain reducing PA done in another domain, with few meeting minimal guidelines. Policy and practice strategies should support infrastructure to encourage a variety of domains of PA.
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- Rebecca E. Lee
- Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, 5500 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States
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- Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, 5500 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States
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- Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of California, Box 0943, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1616 Guadalupe, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States
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Lima JDS, Ferrari GLDM, Ferrari TK, Araujo TL, Matsudo VKR. Changes in commuting to work and physical activity in the population of three municipalities in the São Paulo region in 2000 and 2010. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EPIDEMIOLOGIA 2017; 20:274-285. [PMID: 28832850 DOI: 10.1590/1980-5497201700020008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective: To evaluate the changes in commuting to work and physical activity (PA) in the population of three municipalities in the São Paulo region in 2000 and 2010. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 602 adults (62.3% men) carried out in the municipalities of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul in 2000 (n = 304; 66.1% men) and 2010 (n = 298; 58.4% men). Physical activity was assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and participants were classified into active (≥ 150 min/week) and insufficiently active (< 150 min/week). The commuting to work was classified in active transport (walking and cycling), private (bike, car, vans and buses) and public (buses, vans, train or subway). Results: Average (min/week) PA walk (229.4 versus 190.6), moderate (449.1 versus 347.4), vigorous (354.4 versus 317.4) and total (552.3 versus 442.5) shows the participants were greater in 2010 than in 2000. The prevalence assets increased from 62.2 to 78.2%, respectively. A negative relationship was found between active transport and public with socioeconomic status; active transport and education level; public transport and age. Positive relationship was found only among private transport and socioeconomic status. The average of the total PA (min/week) was higher (p = 0.024; 32.2%) in 2010 than in 2000 for active transport. Conclusions: Surveillance data in full PA in the three municipalities of São Paulo indicate that the average active commuting to work increased after ten years, while public transport has decreased.
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- Josivaldo de Souza Lima
- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul - São Caetano do Sul (SP), Brasil.,Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brasil
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul - São Caetano do Sul (SP), Brasil
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul - São Caetano do Sul (SP), Brasil
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Doescher MP, Lee C, Saelens BE, Lee C, Berke EM, Adachi-Mejia AM, Patterson DG, Moudon AV. Utilitarian and Recreational Walking Among Spanish- and English-Speaking Latino Adults in Micropolitan US Towns. J Immigr Minor Health 2017; 19:237-245. [PMID: 26993115 PMCID: PMC5027171 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0383-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Walking among Latinos in US Micropolitan towns may vary by language spoken. METHODS In 2011-2012, we collected telephone survey and built environment (BE) data from adults in six towns located within micropolitan counties from two states with sizable Latino populations. We performed mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between ethnicity-language group [Spanish-speaking Latinos (SSLs); English-speaking Latinos (ESLs); and English-speaking non-Latinos (ENLs)] and utilitarian walking and recreational walking, accounting for socio-demographic, lifestyle and BE characteristics. RESULTS Low-income SSLs reported higher amounts of utilitarian walking than ENLs (p = 0.007), but utilitarian walking in this group decreased as income increased. SSLs reported lower amounts of recreational walking than ENLs (p = 0.004). ESL-ENL differences were not significant. We identified no statistically significant interactions between ethnicity-language group and BE characteristics. DISCUSSION Approaches to increase walking in micropolitan towns with sizable SSL populations may need to account for this group's differences in walking behaviors.
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- Mark P Doescher
- Stephenson Cancer Center and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 NE 10th Street, SCC 5031, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA.
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Urban Design and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Joseph RP, Benitez TJ, Ainsworth BE, Todd M, Keller C. Acculturation and Physical Activity Among Latinas Enrolled in a 12-Month Walking Intervention. West J Nurs Res 2017; 40:942-960. [PMID: 28322669 DOI: 10.1177/0193945917692305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This report evaluates the relationship between acculturation and assimilation with the physical activity (PA) outcomes of a 12-month walking intervention for postpartum Latinas ( n = 81, M age = 29.2 years, M BMI [body mass index] = 30.0). PA was measured by ActiGraph GT1M accelerometers. Acculturation and assimilation were measured by the Hazuda Acculturation and Assimilation Scales. Data were collected at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Results showed a trend for participants classified in the least acculturated groups to engage in more moderate-to-vigorous PA than participants classified in the higher acculturated/assimilated groups for two dimensions of acculturation (Adult Proficiency in English Versus Spanish, p = .002; Adult Pattern of English Versus Spanish Language Usage, p = .001) and two dimensions of assimilation (Childhood Interaction With Members of Mainstream Society, p = .028; Adult Functional Integration With Mainstream Society, p ≤ .001). No other significant effects were observed. Findings highlight the continued need to understand the context in which acculturation and assimilation influence PA.
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BACKGROUND Work organization is important for the health of vulnerable workers, particularly women. This analysis describes work organization for Latinas in farmworker families and delineates the associations of work organization with health indicators. METHODS Up to 220 Latina women in farmworker families completed interviews from October 2012 to July 2013. Interviews addressed job structure, job demand, job control, and job support. Health measures included stress, depressive symptoms, physical activity, family conflict, and family economic security. RESULTS Three fifths of the women were employed. Several work organization dimensions, including shift, psychological demand, work safety climate, and benefits, were associated with participant health as expected, on the basis of the work organization and job demands-control-support models. CONCLUSIONS Research should address women's health and specific work responsibilities. Occupational safety policy must consider the importance of work organization in the health of vulnerable workers.
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Baseline Socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported diet and physical activity shifts among recent immigrants participating in the randomized controlled lifestyle intervention: "Live Well". J Immigr Minor Health 2015; 16:457-65. [PMID: 23334749 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9778-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The goal of this paper is to describe the baseline characteristics of Live Well (intervention to prevent weight gain in recent immigrant mother-child dyads from Brazil, Haiti, and Latin America) participants, and to explore self-reported changes in diet and physical activity post-immigration. Baseline data from 383 mothers were used for this study. Dyads attended a measurement day where they completed self-administered surveys collecting information about socio-demographics, diet, physical activity, other psychosocial variables, and height and weight. Haitian mothers' socio-demographic profile differed significantly from that of Brazilians' and Latinas': they have been in the US for a shorter period of time, have higher rates of unemployment, are less likely to be married, more likely to have ≥3 children, more likely to be obese, and have immigrated for family or other reasons. In multivariate models, self-reported changes in diet and physical activity since migrating to the US were significantly associated with BMI with non-linear relationships identified. Future research is needed to understand how diet and physical activity change while acculturating to the US and explore the adoption of both healthy and unhealthy dietary changes.
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Benitez TJ, Dodgson JE, Coe K, Keller C. Utility of Acculturation in Physical Activity Research in Latina Adults. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2015; 43:256-70. [DOI: 10.1177/1090198115601042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Latina adults in the United States have a disproportionately higher prevalence of chronic diseases related to low physical activity levels than non-Hispanic women. Literature indicates that acculturation may be a contributing factor to being physically active, but the extent of this association remains unclear. An integrative review of literature was conducted on studies that examined acculturation as it relates to physical activity in Latinas in the United States. Our review of 33 studies revealed inconsistent measurement and conceptualization of acculturation and physical activity across studies. Findings from this review reinforce the importance and continued use of acculturation by behavioral researchers; however, acculturation, as conceptualized in the studies reviewed, may not have had an influence on health as much as traditions, life patterns, and resources of Latinas.
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- Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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The cultural context of obesity: exploring perceptions of obesity and weight loss among Latina immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health 2013; 14:1063-70. [PMID: 22130571 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9557-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study used focus group methodology to examine perceptions of obesity and weight management among Latina immigrant women in Alabama. Four focus groups (N = 25) were conducted in Spanish as part of a participatory intervention development process. Participants were obese/overweight Latina immigrant women (BMI > 25) primarily recruited from a community hospital. The majority of participants were from Mexico. Participants described obesity in the context of short-term effects such as physical symptoms and aesthetics. Perceived weight gain was related to lifestyle changes since moving to the US. Social isolation, depression, and stress were reported to contribute to weight gain. Participants expressed interest in weight loss but emphasized a desire for programs that preserve traditional foods and include family. Weight-management programs designed for Latina immigrants should address their perceptions of obesity. This data also suggests that those interventions that preserve culture and incorporate family may have increased community buy-in.
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Reis RS, Hino AAF, Parra DC, Hallal PC, Brownson RC. Bicycling and walking for transportation in three Brazilian cities. Am J Prev Med 2013; 44:e9-17. [PMID: 23332344 PMCID: PMC4763277 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physical inactivity plays a role in the acquisition of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancer. The impact of such noncommunicable diseases on low- and middle-income countries is a major global health concern, but most studies in this area have focused on high-income countries. A better understanding of the factors that may influence physical activity in low- and middle-income countries is needed. PURPOSE This study describes the prevalence of cycling and walking for transportation and their association with personal and environmental factors in adults from three state capitals in Brazil. METHODS In 2007-2009, a random-digit-dialing telephone survey was conducted with residents (aged ≥18 years) of Curitiba, Vitoria, and Recife, sampled through a clustered multistage sampling process. Walking and cycling for transportation, perception of the environment related to physical activity, and demographic and health characteristics were collected. Poisson regression was used to examine associations between cycling and walking for transportation with covariates stratified by cities. All analyses were conducted in 2011. RESULTS The prevalence of bicycling for transportation was 13.4%; higher in Recife (16.0%; 95% CI=13.7, 18.4) compared to Curitiba (9.6%; 95% CI=7.8, 11.4) and Vitoria (8.8%; 95% CI=7.34, 10.1); and 26.6% for walking regularly as a mode of transportation. The adjusted analysis showed that cycling is positively associated with being male (prevalence OR [pOR]=3.4; 95% CI=2.6, 18.4) and younger (pOR=2.9; 95% CI=1.8, 4.9) and inversely associated with having a college degree (pOR=0.3; 95% CI=0.2, 0.4). Walking for transportation is inversely associated with having a college degree (pOR=0.6; 95% CI=0.5, 0.8). No strong evidence of association was found of environmental indicators with walking or bicycling. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of active commuting was low and varied by city. Personal factors were more consistently associated with bicycling than with walking, whereas perceived environmental features were not related to active commuting.
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- Rodrigo S Reis
- School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
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Martinez SM, Ayala GX, Patrick K, Arredondo EM, Roesch S, Elder J. Associated pathways between neighborhood environment, community resource factors, and leisure-time physical activity among Mexican-American adults in San Diego, California. Am J Health Promot 2012; 26:281-8. [PMID: 22548422 DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100722-quan-249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To examine pathways between individual, social, and environmental factors associated with leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among Mexican-American adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional design using random-digit dialing to administer a structured telephone interview. SETTING Mexican-American adults living in a U.S.-Mexican border community in San Diego, California (N = 672). MEASURES Data were collected on LTPA, demographic characteristics, acculturation, and other psychosocial and environmental factors associated with LTPA. ANALYSIS Structural equation modeling to test an a priori model of LTPA. RESULTS Participants were mostly female (71%) with a mean age of 39 years (SD = 13). Only 32% of participants met PA guidelines in their leisure time, with men (39%) meeting the guidelines more than women (29%). Using structural equation modeling, neighborhood factors, both social and environmental, showed indirect relationships with meeting PA guidelines through community resource factors. Significant covariates included marital status and age. CONCLUSION Individual, social, and environmental factors were associated with LTPA in this sample of Mexican-American adults. These findings can inform intervention studies that aim to increase LTPA in this population.
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- Suzanna M Martinez
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
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