title: Developing an intervention to address physical activity barriers for African-American women in the deep south (USA).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To address high rates of inactivity and related chronic diseases among African-American women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven focus groups on physical activity barriers for African-American women in the deep south (USA) were conducted (n = 56). Feedback guided an intervention development process. The resulting Home-Based Individually Tailored Physical Activity Print intervention was vetted with the target population in a 1-month, single arm, pre-post test demonstration trial (n = 10).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Retention was high (90%). Intent-to-treat analyses indicated increases in motivational readiness for physical activity (70% of sample) and physical activity (7-day Physical Activity Recall) from baseline (mean: 89.5 min/week, standard deviation: 61.17) to 1 month (mean: 155 min/week, standard deviation: 100.86). Small improvements in fitness (6-Min Walk Test), weight and psychosocial process measures were also found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preliminary findings show promise and call for future randomized controlled trials with larger samples to determine efficacy. Such low-cost, high-reach approaches to promoting physical activity have great potential for addressing health disparities and benefiting public health.
authors: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, 227 RPHB Birmingham, AL 35293, USA. dpekmezi@uab.edu
authors: Dori
authors: D
authors: Pekmezi
authors: Bess
authors: B
authors: Marcus
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Meneses
authors: Monica L
authors: ML
authors: Baskin
authors: Jamy D
authors: JD
authors: Ard
authors: Michelle Y
authors: MY
authors: Martin
authors: Natasia
authors: N
authors: Adams
authors: Cody
authors: C
authors: Robinson
authors: Wendy
authors: W
authors: Demark-Wahnefried
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009043:Motor Activity; D057185:Sedentary Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D015144:Southeastern United States; D055815:Young Adult
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