Physical Activity, Older Immigrants and Cultural Competence

Rogerson, Marianne; Emes, Claudia

doi:10.1300/j016v30n04_02

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“…In addition migration affected SA participants' knowledge of PA. Religious festivals and practices also affected their ability to maintain regular attendance and participation in PA at key times in the calendar and have been highlighted in previous literature (Rogerson and Emes 2006;Sriskantharajah and Kai 2006). Therefore, service providers need to recognise that PA programmes may need modification during Religious festivals and look at measures to ensure re-uptake after a period of not doing exercise.…”

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Perceived barriers to initiating and maintaining physical activity among South Asian and White British adults in their 60s living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study

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Understanding the multiple levels of influence on older adults' PA behaviour can provide the basis for developing comprehensive approaches to health promotion initiatives aimed at increasing PA levels. Healthcare providers need to understand the characteristics and specific barriers faced by these groups of older adults; work with older people from these groups to develop culturally appropriate PA programmes and address the misunderstandings and misconceptions about the value of exercise in later-life, particularly in those with ongoing health problems.

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Perceived barriers to initiating and maintaining physical activity among South Asian and White British adults in their 60s living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study

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“…Research has highlighted that traditional cultural activities (eg, traditional dance, bush walking) once carried out by Aboriginal/Islander and CALD people occur less frequently or not at all when these individuals migrate to a new country and/or are subjected to a different culture. 26 In the future, cultural sensitivity should be practiced by providing culturally appropriate resources and programs to meet the specific needs of each subculture 27,28 in an attempt to increase or maintain physical activity levels. Aboriginal/Islander and CALD participants from this study suggested that the promotion of traditional cultural activities, especially dance, was an appealing strategy to enhance further physical activity participation.…”

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“…29 Thus, more effort needs to be given to identifying ways to make traditional dance activities available and affordable for these participant groups. Furthermore, Rogerson and Emes 28 suggested that health professionals working with CALD groups need to have a cognitive understanding of the communities culture, including specific beliefs and behaviors. This can be developed by reading books, visiting websites, and attending information sessions about the specific cultural group, as well as meeting with key people from the cultural community.…”

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Addressing the Challenges, Barriers, and Enablers to Physical Activity Participation in Priority Women’s Groups

Caperchoine

Mummery²,

Joyner³

2009

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background:The Women’s Active Living Kits (WALK) Pilot Program was an Australian federal government initiative designed to identify an effective model for extending physical activity participation in government identified priority women’s groups. The purpose of this study is to address the barriers and challenges to physical activity participation in selected priority women’s groups and present possible strategies to assist with engaging these groups in physical activity.Methods:Ten focus group evaluation sessions were undertaken with priority women’s groups who took part in the WALK program. Participants were encouraged to share their opinions, perceptions and beliefs regarding their physical activity behaviors, in a semistructured, open table discussion.Results:Participants reported a number of psychological and cognitive, sociocultural, and environmental factors which restricted their participation in physical activity. Participants also highlighted strategies they felt would enable physical activity participation.Conclusions:These findings are valuable and should be used as a platform to inform the design and implementation of future physical activity interventions for priority women’s groups.

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“…People from the Arab world have low adherence to PA recommendations compared with their Western peers, as reflected in the high rates of obesity in the Arab region. 2,3 In 2013, five Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait) reached the highest levels of overweight and obesity in the last three decades compared with other countries of the world. 4 Moreover, the United States, along with three Muslim countries (Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia) 4 reached remarkably high rates of overweight and obesity.…”

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Physical Activity of Arab Muslim Mothers of Young Children Living in the United States: Barriers and Influences

Eldoumi

Gates

2019

Ethn Dis

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Objectives: To examine physical activity (PA) levels, and how sociocultural factors, acculturation, self-efficacy and religion influence PA levels of Arab Muslim mothers of young children living in the United States.Design: Cross-sectional online survey.Participants and Setting: Arab Muslim mothers of young children (aged <5 years) living in the United States (N=447).Variables Measured: PA levels, sociocultural and religious barriers to PA, self-efficacy, strength of religious faith, and acculturation.Results: Barriers to PA included dress code and negative perception of women who engaged in PA, lack of motivation and stress, and responsibilities. Barriers and self-efficacy significantly influenced PA levels (P<.001) but strength of religious faith and acculturation did not.Conclusions: Confirmation of the relations among self-efficacy, barriers and PA levels among Arab Muslim mothers of young children in the United States may help professionals tailor culturally sensitive interventions to combat obesity and other chronic diseases among this growing population.Ethn Dis. 2019;29(3):469-476; doi:10.18865/ ed.29.3.469

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Physical Activity, Older Immigrants and Cultural Competence

Cited by 7 publications

References 33 publications

Perceived barriers to initiating and maintaining physical activity among South Asian and White British adults in their 60s living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study

Perceived barriers to initiating and maintaining physical activity among South Asian and White British adults in their 60s living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study

Addressing the Challenges, Barriers, and Enablers to Physical Activity Participation in Priority Women’s Groups

Physical Activity of Arab Muslim Mothers of Young Children Living in the United States: Barriers and Influences

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