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A Mixed Methods Study on Engagement and Satisfaction with a Digitally-Enhanced Pilot Intervention Among African American and Hispanic Women.
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Oct2021, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p1011-1020, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- African American and Hispanic women report less physical activity (PA) than non-Hispanic White women. As such, a digitally-enhanced 16-week social support pilot intervention was conducted to promote PA among African American and Hispanic women dyads. This study quantitatively and qualitatively examined the engagement and satisfaction of participants (N = 30; 15 dyads) assigned to the intervention. Intervention participants received telephone counseling calls based on motivational interviewing and a Jawbone UP activity monitor. Intervention engagement and satisfaction data were collected from the Jawbone UP, call logs, self-report questionnaires conducted at the 16-week follow-up, and two post-intervention focus groups. Nonparametric tests assessed group differences across engagement and satisfaction measures, and a manually-driven coding scheme was used to evaluate emerging themes from qualitative text. Participants demonstrated high engagement in the telephone counseling sessions and moderate engagement with the Jawbone UP. Friend/co-worker dyads and participants who were 45 years and older were more likely to use the device. Qualitative results emphasized participants' appreciation for the counseling calls, the Jawbone UP, and the overall dyadic framework of the study to collectively nurture social support and accountability for PA. Overall, the intervention group reacted positively to study components. Additional research is needed to understand the role of technology in facilitating long-lasting PA change via social support in minority populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PATIENT monitoring equipment
PILOT projects
NONPARAMETRIC statistics
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
PATIENT participation
SOCIAL support
FOCUS groups
COUNSELING
MINORITIES
BLACK people
HISPANIC Americans
RESEARCH methodology
INTERNET
TELEPHONES
MOTIVATIONAL interviewing
SELF-evaluation
SATISFACTION
WOMEN
FISHER exact test
MANN Whitney U Test
WEARABLE technology
PHYSICAL activity
TREATMENT effectiveness
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
CONCEPTUAL structures
RESPONSIBILITY
QUESTIONNAIRES
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
DATA analysis software
THEMATIC analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
TELEMEDICINE
HEALTH promotion
MEDICAL coding
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152248563
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01095-2