title: Results of Walking in Faith: A Faith-Based Physical Activity Program for Clergy.
abstract: Clergy are disproportionately affected by obesity and chronic disease. Physical activity (PA) offers a viable option for addressing the health of clergy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally tailored PA program for clergy. Clergy (N = 44) were randomly assigned to an intervention group or wait-list control group. Baseline and follow-up measures included PA behavior and psychosocial measures. Analyses revealed a significant effect of the intervention on sedentary behavior, PA behavior, self-efficacy for PA, and outcome expectations for PA. Culturally tailored PA programs could potentially influence PA behavior and psychosocial mediators of PA among clergy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Health, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA. benjweb@siue.edu.
authors.forename: Benjamin L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bopp
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002977:Clergy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D016138:Walking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Clergy; Faith-based; Health; Physical activity