title: Lifestyle physical activity behavior of Korean American dry cleaner couples.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this study were to: (1) describe and compare lifestyle physical activity (leisure-time physical activity [LTPA], household physical activity [HPA], and occupational physical activity [OPA]), using both self-report and an objective measure of step counts, in self-employed Korean American married couples working together at dry cleaners, and (2) examine the relationship between self-report and objective measures of physical activity.
  
  
  METHODS
  70 couples participated in this cross-sectional, descriptive, face-to-face interview survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  2 self-reports (28-item Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Physical Activity Questionnaire and Tecumseh Occupational Physical Activity Questionnaire) and 1 objective measure (New Lifestyles-800 pedometer) were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The husbands spent significantly more time than their wives in moderate- to vigorous-intensity LTPA (207 vs. 122 min/week) and OPA (2,585 vs. 1,065 min/week). Most couples (91%) met recommended levels of physical activity based on their OPA. Pedometer steps correlated significantly only with LTPA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study findings suggest that to increase physical activity in Korean American couples who work in a small business, moderate-intensity lifestyle physical activity interventions across LTPA, HPA, and OPA will be more successful than traditional leisure-time interventions. In addition, results suggest that there is a need for interventions that target both members of the married couple.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. jusukyung@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sukyung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Joellen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy / Q000295:instrumentation; D002641:Chicago; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology
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