title: Perceived barriers to exercise and stage of exercise adoption in older women of different racial/ethnic groups.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether barriers to exercise differ among racial/ethnic groups at the same stage of exercise adoption and adjacent stages within racial/ethnic groups. Questions about stage of exercise adoption and perceived barriers to exercise were administered to a cross sectional sample of 745 African American, 660 Hispanic, 738 Native American/Native Alaskan, and 769 Caucasian U.S. women aged 40 years and older. Correlations between rankings of barriers among racial/ethnic groups within the same stage ranged from .43 to .89. For each racial/ethnic group, significant differences existed between adjacent stages in the percentage of women reporting barriers to interfere with exercise (p < .10). Barriers were not similar enough among racial/ethnic groups to recommend that the same barriers be addressed for all races/ethnicities.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion/Health Education, The University of Texas-Houston, CHRPD, School of Public Health, 77225, USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Heesch
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Blanton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health