The Variables Associated With Health Promotion Behaviors Among Urban Black Women

Abstract

The development and incorporation of interventions to promote health promotion behaviors should include readiness for change, health literacy, BMI, and education, especially among urban Black women in order to reduce critical health disparities. Community-based and culturally relevant strategies in promoting health that are integrated into existing lifestyles and designed to impact readiness for change will have the greatest impact on reducing health disparities both in the United States and in countries experiencing rapid urbanization. For example, healthy eating behaviors or increased physical activity may be best adopted when integrated into existing community-based spiritual or cultural events via trusted community leaders. Replication of this study in other populations of Black women will improve the generalizability of this study, both in the United States and globally. However, the addition of other demographic variables, such as a history of chronic conditions, military service, domestic or other violence, spirituality, and the availability of community resources, would strengthen the results in future studies.

Factors Affecting Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors Among Arab American Women

“…Health-promoting lifestyle behaviors (HPLBs) have become a growing focus of research among different groups (Bhandari & Kim, 2016; Hepburn, 2018; Kim, Choi-Kown, Kim, Park, & Koh, 2015). Nola Pender, the developer of the health promotion model (HPM) defined health promotion behavior as “an expression of human actualizing tendency that is directed toward optimal wellbeing, personal fulfillment, and productive living” (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2011, p. 21).…”

“…Adopting HPLBs is still a challenge for ethnic minorities in both developed and developing countries (Aqtash & Servellen, 2013; Hepburn, 2018; Chiu-Yueh, Maio-Ju, Hua-Shan, & Chia-Yi, 2017; Kim et al, 2015; Tailakh et al, 2016). In the United States, the identification of HPLBs barriers within minority groups can help nurses and health care providers to develop effective strategies to overcome those barriers (Montgomery & Schubart, 2010).…”

A healthy lifestyle education programme for health literacy and health‐promoting behaviours: A pre‐implementation and post‐implementation study

“…Low health literacy also affects individuals' usage of preventive services, their compliance with medical treatment, and their health autonomy (Lee, Rhee, Kim, & Ahluwalia, ; Sentell, Zhang, Davis, Baker, & Braun, ). Low health literacy can be an indicator of social disadvantage that increases the likelihood that an individual may be exposed to unhealthy life conditions and can restrict the opportunity of people to adhere to health behaviours (Hepburn, ; Mahdizadeh & Solhi, ; Mas et al, ; Muscat et al, ).…”

“…Low health literacy can be an indicator of social disadvantage that increases the likelihood that an individual may be exposed to unhealthy life conditions and can restrict the opportunity of people to adhere to health behaviours (Hepburn, 2018;Mahdizadeh & Solhi, 2018;Mas et al, 2015;Muscat et al, 2016).…”

“…Health behaviours of women affect the health conditions of family members significantly (Yuen et al, 2018). Women with high health literacy promote health by behaviours such as checking food expiration dates and following up physical changes more frequently (Hepburn, 2018;James et al, 2015;Messadi et al, 2018).…”