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Pasos Hacia La Salud: a randomized controlled trial of an internet-delivered physical activity intervention for Latinas.
- Source :
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity; 5/28/2016, Vol. 13, p1-11, 11p, 1 Diagram, 5 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background: Internet access has grown markedly in Latinos during the past decade. However, there have been no Internet-based physical activity interventions designed for Latinos, despite large disparities in lifestyle-related conditions, such as obesity and diabetes, particularly in Latina women. The current study tested the efficacy of a 6-month culturally adapted, individually tailored, Spanish-language Internet-based physical activity intervention. Methods: Inactive Latinas (N=205) were randomly assigned to the Tailored Physical Activity Internet Intervention or the Wellness Contact Control Internet Group. Participants in both groups received emails on a tapered schedule over 6 months to alert them to new content on the website. The primary outcome was minutes/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at 6 months as measured by the 7-Day Physical Activity Recall; activity was also measured by accelerometers. Data were collected between 2011 and 2014 and analyzed in 2015 at the University of California, San Diego. Results: Increases in minutes/week of MVPA were significantly greater in the Intervention Group compared to the Control Group (mean difference = 50.00, SE = 9.5, p < 0.01). Increases in objectively measured MVPA were also significantly larger in the Intervention Group (mean differences = 31.0, SE= 10.7, p<.01).The Intervention Group was also significantly more likely to meet national physical activity guidelines at 6 months (OR = 3.12, 95 % CI 1.46-6.66, p < .05). Conclusion: Findings from the current study suggest that this Internet-delivered individually tailored intervention successfully increased MVPA in Latinas compared to a Wellness Contact Control Internet Group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HISPANIC Americans
UNIVERSITIES & colleges
BEHAVIOR modification
CONFIDENCE intervals
HEALTH behavior
PROBABILITY theory
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SELF-efficacy
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
WOMEN
DATA analysis
STATISTICAL reliability
ACCELEROMETRY
PHYSICAL activity
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
INTRACLASS correlation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14795868
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115758498
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0385-7