Low-income women's perceived barriers to physical activity: focus group results.
Physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for heart disease. With heart disease as the leading cause of death in women, barriers to physical activity require exploration. Low-income women are the least likely to be physically active. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived barriers to physical activity in low-income women. Focus group methodology and content analysis were used to identify 16 perceived barriers in 14 participants of the study. The top barriers were: fatigue, culture, health problems, absence of child care, and lack of encouragement. These findings have implications for physical activity interventions with low-income women.
Hoebeke
Roberta
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College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN 47712, USA. rhoebeke@usi.edu
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States