A Qualitative Exploration of Factors Associated With Walking and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Latino Adults

Background: Ethnic/racial minorities often live in neighborhoods that are not conducive to physical activity (PA) participation. We examined perceived factors related to walking/PA among Spanish- and English-speaking older Latinos in a low-income, multi-ethnic neighborhood. Method: Exploratory focus...

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Published in:	Journal of applied gerontology Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 664 - 677
Main Authors:	Marquez, David X., Aguiñaga, Susan, Campa, Jeanine, Pinsker, Eve C., Bustamante, Eduardo E., Hernandez, Rosalba
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-06-2016 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Age groups Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Crime English language Environmental aspects Ethnic groups Ethnic neighborhoods Ethnicity Exercise - physiology Fear of crime Female Focus Groups Health Health Behavior - ethnology Health education Health Promotion Hispanic Americans Hispanic Americans - psychology Humans Income Interviews as Topic Low income groups Male Middle Aged Minority groups Neighborhoods Older people Participation Physical fitness Poverty Qualitative Research Residence Characteristics Sexes Social networks Software United States - ethnology Walking Walking - physiology Weather environment aging Latinos physical activity
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Summary:	Background: Ethnic/racial minorities often live in neighborhoods that are not conducive to physical activity (PA) participation. We examined perceived factors related to walking/PA among Spanish- and English-speaking older Latinos in a low-income, multi-ethnic neighborhood. Method: Exploratory focus group study was conducted with Latinos stratified by preferred language and gender: English-speaking women (n = 7, M age = 74.6); English-speaking men (n = 3, M age = 69.3); Spanish-speaking women (n = 5, M age = 66.4); Spanish-speaking men (n = 5, M age = 74.0). Focus group audio files were transcribed, and qualitative research software was used to code and analyze documents. Results: At the individual level, reasons for exercising (improved health) and positive health outcome expectancies (weight loss and decreased knee pain) were discussed. Neighborhood/environmental factors of safety (fear of crime), neighborhood changes (lack of jobs and decreased social networks), weather, and destination walking were discussed. Discussion: Individual and environmental factors influence PA of older, urban Latinos, and should be taken into consideration in health promotion efforts.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Jeanine Campa, BS, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, 1919 W. Taylor Street, Room 611, MC 994, Chicago, Illinois 60612, jcampa3@uic.edu, Phone: 312.413.0087, Fax: 312.413.0319 Rosalba Hernandez, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, 680 N. Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL, 60611, rosalba.hernandez@northwestern.edu, Phone: 312.503.3225 Eve Pinsker, PhD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences, 1603 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, epinsker@uic.edu Susan Aguiñaga, MS, PhD student, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, 1919 W. Taylor Street, Room 611, MC 994, Chicago, Illinois 60612, saguina2@uic.edu, Phone: 312.413.0087, Fax: 312.413.0319 Eduardo E. Bustamante, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Georgia Regents University, Georgia Prevention Center, 1120 15th Street, HS 1723, Augusta, Georgia 30912, ebustamante@gru.edu, Phone: 706-721-4534, Fax: 706-721-7105
ISSN:	0733-4648 1552-4523
DOI:	10.1177/0733464814533819