Lifelong Physical Activity Patterns of Sedentary Mexican American Women

Cromwell, Sandra L.; Berg, Judith A.

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.06.008

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“…31,32 Older Latinos report the least amount of physical activity of any racial/ethnic group. 33 Although a number of factors serve as antecedents to physical activity noncompliance in the Latino community, issues relating to mental health contribute to this disparity. 34 The emphasis on preventing mental health problems through increased physical activity could appeal to older Latinos as a culturally acceptable and nonstigmatizing alternative to traditional mental health services.…”

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¡HOLA, Amigos! Toward Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Older Latinos

Jimenez

Syed

Perdomo-Johnson

et al. 2018

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Given the prevalence and morbidity of depression and anxiety in later life, the inadequacies of current treatment approaches for averting years living with disability, the disparities in access to the mental healthcare delivery system, and the workforce shortages to meet the mental health needs of older Latinos, development and testing of innovative strategies to prevent depression and anxiety are of great public health significance and have the potential to change practice.Although impediments to good depression and anxiety outcomes exist for all older adults, they are even more pronounced for older Latinos, who tend to have fewer socioeconomic resources.These factors underscore the need for prevention-based interventions that are effective, scalable, relevant, respectful, and specific to this population.The Happy Older Latinos are Active (HOLA) program is a community health worker–led, multicomponent, health promotion intervention.The diverse needs and circumstances of older Latinos (highly sedentary, culture-specific health beliefs, service disparities) were incorporated into the design of HOLA to reduce risk factors and improve health-related outcomes associated with common mental disorders in this group.The authors describe HOLA (highlighted in this case example) and why health promotion interventions like HOLA may hold promise as effective, practical, and nonstigmatizing interventions for preventing common mental disorders in older Latinos who are at risk for developing these disorders.

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¡HOLA, Amigos! Toward Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Older Latinos

Jimenez

Syed

Perdomo-Johnson

et al. 2018

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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“…However, Latinos have the lowest leisure time PA rates among ethnic/racial groups [6–8]; and many older Latinos do not have a history of engaging in traditional exercise like jogging or going to a gym to run on treadmill, to lift weights, etc. [9]. …”

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B.A.I.L.A. — A Latin dance randomized controlled trial for older Spanish-speaking Latinos: Rationale, design, and methods

Márquez

Wilbur

Hughes

et al. 2014

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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Physical activity (PA) has documented health benefits, but older Latinos are less likely to engage in leisure time PA than older non-Latino whites. Dance holds promise as a culturally appropriate form of PA that challenges individuals physically and cognitively. This paper describes a randomized controlled trial that will test the efficacy of BAILAMOS©, a 4-month Latin dance program followed by a 4-month maintenance program, for improving lifestyle PA and health outcomes. Older adults (n = 332), aged 55+, Latino/Hispanic, Spanish speaking, with low PA levels, and at risk for disability will be randomized to one of two programs, a dance program or health education control group. BAILAMOS© is a 4-month program that meets two times per week for one hour per session. Dance sessions focus on instruction, including four styles of dance, and couples dancing. Bi-monthly “Fiestas de Baile” (dance parties) are also included, in which participants dance and practice what they have learned.. Monthly 1-hour discussion sessions utilize a Social Cognitive framework and focus on knowledge, social support, and self-efficacy to increase lifestyle PA. The health education control group will meet one time per week for two hours per session. Primary outcomes including PA changes and secondary outcomes including self-efficacy, physical function, cognitive function, and disability will be assessed at baseline, 4, and 8 months. It is hypothesized that PA, self-efficacy, physical function, cognitive function, and functional limitations and disability scores will be significantly better in the BAILAMOS© group at 4 and 8 months compared to the control group.

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“…Just as there are many barriers to physical activity in later life [39][40][41], there are varied models for encourageing physical activity at SCs [42] and elsewhere [3,40,[43][44][45][46][47]. Efforts by senior centers to promote physical activity meet with mixed success [48], prompting concern over successful methods.…”

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Increased physical activity, physician recommendation, and senior center participation

Swan¹,

Turner²,

Shashidhara³

et al. 2013

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Physical activity is a recognized preventive health measure for seniors and an important focus for senior centers. This paper employs the Andersen Behavioral Model to explore increased physical activity and participation in three types of senior center activities: physical fitness, dance/aerobic classes, and chair exercises. Data were collected in 2006 on 798 and in 2007 on 742 participants at 21 multipurpose senior centers in a large urban county. Logistic regression analysis (PROC RLOGIST in SAS-callable SUDAAN) was employed to predict increased physical activity, with modes of center participation in physical activity as mediating factors. Predisposing and enabling factors predicted both engaging in center-based exercise programs and increases in physical activity; but the strongest predictors of increases in physical activity were needed factors: physician recommendations to increase exercise and to lose weight. Implications are that both SCs and healthcare providers are important to promote physical activity in the older population.

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Lifelong Physical Activity Patterns of Sedentary Mexican American Women

Cited by 27 publications

References 11 publications

¡HOLA, Amigos! Toward Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Older Latinos

¡HOLA, Amigos! Toward Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Older Latinos

B.A.I.L.A. — A Latin dance randomized controlled trial for older Spanish-speaking Latinos: Rationale, design, and methods

Increased physical activity, physician recommendation, and senior center participation

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