Feasibility of An Online Survey Examining the Physical Activity Patterns Among South Asian Adults Residing In the United States

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dc.contributor.advisorButler III, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.authorHaider, Syeda Rabab Zehraen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPublic and Community Healthen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-15T05:33:13Z
dc.date.available2016-09-15T05:33:13Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes among South Asians (SAs) - Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivian, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan. Methods: An online survey was used to determine the feasibility of examining physical activity (PA) levels of SAs living in the US. The Social Ecological Model was the theoretical basis for identifying individual-level, social environmental, and physical environmental factors that impact PA. Results: Ethnicity, intention, self-efficacy, and perceived health benefits of PA were significantly associated with being physically active. Facilitators to PA included achieving improved health; while barriers were lack of time to exercise, unfamiliarity with PA, and nonexistent gender-specific PA facilities. Conclusions: This study showed that online surveys can be a promising tool for data collection among SAs. Health promotion programs should include education on the benefits of PA, and provide culturally sensitive facilities that support PA, especially for SA women.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2HB95
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/18820
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBehavioral sciencesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledexerciseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIndianen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIPAQen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPakistanien_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledvigorous activityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwalkingen_US
dc.titleFeasibility of An Online Survey Examining the Physical Activity Patterns Among South Asian Adults Residing In the United Statesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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