title: Physiological and behavioral factors related to physical activity in black women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe relationships among physical activity (PA), physiological factors, and psychological factors in Black women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional design was used (N = 109). Data were collected on PA(activity/inactivity, TV hours, bed confinement), physiology (blood pressure, lipids, hemoglobin A1c), psychology (anxiety,emotional distress, physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality), and health care provider (HCP) support.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Walking was the preferred PA; TV viewing averaged 3.7 hours/day, and 24% reported confinement to bed >1 week in the last year. Inactive women had greater physiological and psychological problems than active women. Women watching TV >2 hours/day had more physiological problems than women watching TV <2 hours/day. Women reporting >1 week of confinement to bed in the last year had more physiological and psychological problems than those confined to bed <1 week.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PA interventions in Black women with T2DM should promote walking, address TV viewing time, incorporate HCP’s role of PA counseling/support,and address several psychological factors.
authors.affiliation: Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Nancy.a.allen@bc.edu
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Gail D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Melkus
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chyun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D055726:Cabo Verde / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009511:New England / Q000453:epidemiology; D014900:West Indies / Q000208:ethnology