Improving Physical Activity in Hispanics with Diabetes and their Families.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined changes in physical activity among Hispanics with diabetes and their families who received an 8-week diabetes self-management intervention.


METHODS
A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct a secondary analysis of physical activity data from two intervention studies that used the same protocols and measures.


METHODS
A total of 65 patients and 66 family members participated in the studies.


METHODS
Physical activity was measured with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and pedometers. Self-report of physical activity was collected pre- and postintervention, and pedometer data for the 8 weeks of the intervention period.


METHODS
The interventions consisted of 8 weeks of educational sessions.


RESULTS
IPAQ walking Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)-minutes per week significantly increased for patients (p < .001) and family members (p < .001) from pre- to postintervention as did moderate activity MET-minutes/week for family members (p = .004). Based on pedometer steps, the percentage of sedentary patients declined from 38% to 17% over the intervention record; differences in pedometer steps over time were not significant for patients (p = .803) or family members (p = .144).


CONCLUSIONS
Pedometers are a cost effective and user-friendly method of measuring physical activity. Pedometers can also serve as a motivator to help increase physical activity among Hispanics with diabetes and their family members.
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Jie
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Hu
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Debra C
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Wallace
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Karen A
KA
Amirehsani
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Thomas P
TP
McCoy
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Sheryl L
SL
Coley
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Kimberly D
KD
Wiseman
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Zulema A
ZA
Silva
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Christina R
CR
Hussami
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016138:Walking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
Hispanics and family members; intervention; pedometer; physical activity