title: Experiences and Perceptions of Physical Activity Among South Asian and Anglo-Australians With Type 2 Diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Clinical Practice.
abstract: Research indicates that there are worryingly low levels of physical activity among South Asians compared with Anglo-Australians with type 2 diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD). We compared perceptions, barriers, and enablers of physical activity in these groups. We used a qualitative design, conducting in-depth, semistructured iterative interviews in Victoria with 57 South Asian and Anglo-Australian participants with either type 2 diabetes or CVD. While both groups exhibited knowledge of the value of physical activity in health maintenance and disease management, they wished for more specific and culturally tailored advice from clinicians about the type, duration, and intensity of physical activity required. Physical activity identities were tied to ethnic identities, with members of each group aspiring to meet the norms of their culture regarding engagement with physical activity as specific exercise or as incidental exercise. Individual personal exercise was deemed important by Anglo-Australians whereas South Asians preferred family-based physical activity.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.|2 School of Psychology and Public Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Sabrina S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.|3 School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Rosalie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aroni
authors.affiliation: 4 Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.|5 Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teede
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014739:Victoria; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Australia; South Asian; diabetes; ethnicity; exercise/physical activity; heart health; in-depth interviewing; qualitative