title: Effects of culturally adaptive walking intervention on cardiovascular disease risks for middle-aged Korean-Chinese female migrant workers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a standard treatment (ST) walking program compared to an ST walking program enhanced (enhanced treatment, ET) on cardiovascular health outcomes among Korean-Chinese female migrant workers in Korea. A quasi-experimental sequential design was used. A total of 132 Korean-Chinese women without contraindications to physical activity participated in the study. Both ST and ET groups had monthly goal settings; the ET group received text messages to encourage walking adherence and acculturation. A significant decrease was found in 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), blood pressure, fasting glucose, body mass index, and waist-hip ratio at weeks 12 and 24 in both groups, but there were no significant group differences. This indicates that culturally adaptive walking intervention is a promising way to reduce CVD risk factors for underserved Korean-Chinese migrant women.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing Environments and Systems , Yonsei University College of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute , Seoul , South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeonkyeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: b Yonsei University College of Nursing , Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute , Seoul , South Korea.
authors.forename: Sunghye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: c College of Nursing , Rush University , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: JoEllen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.affiliation: b Yonsei University College of Nursing , Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute , Seoul , South Korea.
authors.forename: Junghee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: d College of Nursing, University of Illinois , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Chang-Gi
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: e Department of Nursing , DePaul University , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Young-Me
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: f Korea Support Center for Foreign Workers , Seoul , South Korea.
authors.forename: Haryong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016138:Walking
keywords: Acculturative stress; migrant workers; physical activity