title: "A waste of time": Hispanic women's attitudes toward physical activity.
abstract: Despite a lack of studies on Hispanic midlife women's physical activity, the existing studies have indicated that Hispanics' ethnic-specific attitudes toward physical activity contributed to their lack of physical activity. However, little is still clearly known about Hispanic midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity. The purpose of this study was to explore Hispanic midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity using a feminist perspective. The study was a 6-month qualitative online forum among 23 Hispanic women who were recruited through Internet communities/groups. The data were collected using 17 online forum topics on attitudes toward physical activity and ethnic-specific contexts. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three major themes emerged from the data analysis process: (a) "family first, no time for myself," (b) "little exercise, but naturally healthy," and (c) "dad died of a heart attack." Although some of the women perceived the importance of physical activity due to their family history of chronic diseases, the study participants thought that physical activity would be a waste of time in their busy daily schedules. These findings provided directions for future health care practice and research to increase physical activity among Hispanic midlife women.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78701, USA. eim@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Bokim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyenam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Kyung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Wonshik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Alexa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuifbergen
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Adama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Chelsea
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McPeek
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miro
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*