Abstract
Physical inactivity is prevalent among ethnic minority women including Korean American (KA) women. We explored the barriers to and facilitators of physical activity (PA) and strategies to promote continued engagement in a PA program with a component of an online community. We conducted a qualitative descriptive study of 37 KA middle-aged women who used to be physically inactive and participated in an exit interview following postintervention visit. Using a thematic analysis approach to analyze the data, we found the individual, interpersonal, and neighborhood/community-level barriers to and facilitators of PA; social influence and social support-related themes were evident. Participants expressed benefit and interest in lifestyle modification using social media. Such program that reduces the barriers and reinforces the facilitators may be able to help motivate KA women to increase their PA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 817-827 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Western Journal of Nursing Research |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by NIH/NCRR #UL1 RR024131 UCSF-CTSI and UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health (NCOEWH). The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or the NCOEWH.
Funding Information:
We thank WALK Study participants. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by NIH/NCRR #UL1 RR024131 UCSF-CTSI and UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women?s Health (NCOEWH). The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or the NCOEWH.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- barrier
- facilitator
- physical activity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing