A social ecological exploration of physical activity influences among rural men and women across life stages

McGannon, Kerry R.; Busanich, Rebecca; Witcher, Chad; Schinke, Robert J.

doi:10.1080/2159676x.2013.819374

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“…In this regard, health-care workers' beliefs that men prefer exercise and women do not have shown that women may receive less support and/or exercise referrals 39 or that both sexes do not receive the type and quality of support needed. 40 Although themes related to the gendered (ie, socially constructed) ways in which men and women approach exercise have also been explored extensively in nonclinical populations, 38,41 this topic has not received research attention within the PR setting to date and is an important avenue for future research within the rehabilitation context.…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Exercise Among Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants: Insight From Multiple Sources of Social Influence

Witcher

McGannon

Hernández³

et al. 2015

Respir Care

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BACKGROUND: Exercise training within the pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) context is considered the most effective strategy to reduce COPD symptoms. However, participation in PR and continued exercise training following program completion are low. Previous research examined factors related to attendance and adherence, but the knowledge base to date has been limited to quantitative findings that focus solely on participants diagnosed with COPD. In addition to quantitative research, exploring multiple perspectives (eg, PR participants, significant others, staff, and stakeholders) using qualitative research methods opens a window of additional understanding. The goal of this study was to obtain multiple perspectives on PR to gain insight into factors that affect exercise participation among individuals diagnosed with COPD. METHODS: A total of 26 participants were interviewed via telephone, including 8 individuals diagnosed with COPD (4 men and 4 women, mean age of 67 [range of 58 -77] y), 4 family members, 11 PR staff, and 3 community stakeholders. RESULTS: Analysis revealed 3 themes: task self-efficacy for exercise, provision of support and encouragement, and perceptions of gender differences. Despite initial concerns, individuals diagnosed with COPD reported becoming more confident during PR and emphasized the importance of being supported by staff. PR staff perceived that men tended to approach exercise in a more eager and aggressive manner compared with women, who were more cautious and hesitant. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to enhancing task self-efficacy, findings suggest that exercise participation and adherence within the PR environment may be improved by adopting a gender-tailored approach.

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A Qualitative Exploration of Exercise Among Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants: Insight From Multiple Sources of Social Influence

Witcher

McGannon

Hernández³

et al. 2015

Respir Care

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“…This model highlights the dynamic interrelations among personal and environmental factors that influence health behaviour, which have been widely utilized in clinical research settings to help health and medical professionals understand the complex interplay between individual, relationship, organization, community and cultural factors that influence the behavioural patterns of various individuals and groups [9,10]. Thus, as socio-ecological model has been proven by previous studies to successfully examine multiple factors influencing health behaviour and serves as valuable input in the development of health promotion intervention, we utilized this model to investigate user's needs and requirements for the development of persuasive physical activity applications.…”

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Using Socio-ecological Model to Inform the Design of Persuasive Applications

Mohadis

Ali

2015

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Diverse persuasive applications that aim for behavioural changes have been developed. However, the method in which particular persuasive design principles are chosen over others remains unclear. Meanwhile, the use of socio-ecological model has been widely utilized in clinical research, as a basis to understand the factors in the entire ecological system that influences behavioural patterns. Because persuasive technology aims to change the behaviour and attitudes of users, we believe that the use of socioecological model would be beneficial to inform the design of persuasive applications. Accordingly, in this paper, we attempt to demonstrate the mapping of the socio-ecological factors and persuasive design principles by conducting interviews and expert reviews. Based on our approach, 12 socio-ecological factors that influence physical activity behaviour, and corresponding relevant persuasive design principles to deal with these factors, are identified.

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“…This may explain equivocal results of physical activity determinants in previous studies (Blacksher and Lovasi, 2012). Research taking an Ecological Model perspective may be more fruitful (McGannon et al, 2013) as it is based on the assumption that behavior is affected by an interaction of personal, social (inter-personal), community, cultural, environmental factors (Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Sallis et al, 2006). Few studies have adopted this framework when using a qualitative methodology, and those that have are based on populations from the United States of America (US) (McGannon et al, 2013).…”

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“…Research taking an Ecological Model perspective may be more fruitful (McGannon et al, 2013) as it is based on the assumption that behavior is affected by an interaction of personal, social (inter-personal), community, cultural, environmental factors (Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Sallis et al, 2006). Few studies have adopted this framework when using a qualitative methodology, and those that have are based on populations from the United States of America (US) (McGannon et al, 2013). The qualitative study presented here takes an ecological perspective in comparing and contrasting the multi-dimensional and interacting determinants of frequent trips outdoors taken by older adults living in urban and rural UK settings.…”

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Similarities and Differences in the Determinants of Trips Outdoors Performed by UK Urban- and Rural-Living Older Adults

Koning

Stathi

Fox

2015

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

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The frequency of trips outdoors is a strong indicator of older adults' physical activity levels. This qualitative study compared and contrasted determinants of trips outdoors between rural- (n = 13) and urban-living (n = 15) people aged 65 and older living in England. Interview transcripts were analyzed through directed and summative content analysis employing the Ecological Model framework. Some personal-level determinants (age-related barriers) and environment-level factors (car dependence, bus services) were shared across samples. The main differences were seen in how a community-based social network instigated trips outdoors for rural participants while family ties mostly led to trips outdoors for urban-living participants. Urban participants used and valued recreational facilities, but rural participants did not report them as important in determining trips outdoors. Strategies to improve public transport and minimize age-related barriers may translate from urban to rural contexts. However, social and/or physical environment interventions could be more effective if they were rural-grounded, not urban-translated.

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A social ecological exploration of physical activity influences among rural men and women across life stages

Cited by 19 publications

References 44 publications

A Qualitative Exploration of Exercise Among Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants: Insight From Multiple Sources of Social Influence

A Qualitative Exploration of Exercise Among Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants: Insight From Multiple Sources of Social Influence

Using Socio-ecological Model to Inform the Design of Persuasive Applications

Similarities and Differences in the Determinants of Trips Outdoors Performed by UK Urban- and Rural-Living Older Adults

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