Physical Activity Maintenance Following Home-Based, Individually Tailored Print Interventions for African American Women

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dc.contributor.authorPekmezi, Dori
dc.contributor.authorAinsworth, Cole
dc.contributor.authorDesmond, Renee
dc.contributor.authorPisu, Maria
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorWang, Kaiying
dc.contributor.authorHolly, Taylor
dc.contributor.authorMenesses, Karen
dc.contributor.authorMarcus, Bess
dc.contributor.authorDenmark- Wahnefried, Wendy
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-15T19:14:54Z
dc.date.available2021-02-15T19:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-11
dc.description.abstractAfrican American women report low participation in physical activity and are disproportionately burdened by related conditions (obesity, breast, and colon cancer). Physical activity interventions have shown promising results among African American women, but most studies in this area have focused on short-term increases. More enduring changes in health behavior will be needed to eliminate existing health disparities. Thus, the current study examined 12-month physical activity and psychosocial outcomes from a pilot randomized controlled trial (N = 84) of a Home-based Individually tailored Physical activity Print (HIPP) intervention for African American women in the Deep South. Retention was 77.4% at 12 months. HIPP participants increased self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from 35.1 minutes/week (standard deviation [SD] = 47.8) at baseline to 124 minutes/week (SD = 95.5) at 12 months, compared with the wellness contact control participants who reported increases from 48.2 minutes/week (SD = 51.3) to 102.5 minutes/week (SD = 94.5) over 12 months (between-group p > .05). Results indicate that modest improvements in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and related psychosocial variables occurred during the active intervention phase (months 0-6) and were sustained during the tapered maintenance period (months 6-12). Low-cost, high-reach, home-based strategies have great potential for supporting sustained participation in physical activity and achieving long-term health benefits among African American women in the Deep South.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1524839918798819en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/gpfs-ydyh
dc.identifier.citationPekmezi, D., Ainsworth, C., Desmond, R., Pisu, M., Williams, V., Wang, K., … Demark-Wahnefried, W. (2020). Physical Activity Maintenance Following Home-Based, Individually Tailored Print Interventions for African American Women. Health Promotion Practice, 21(2), 268–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839918798819en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26891
dc.publisherSAGE Journalsen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMaryland Center for Health Equity
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectphysical activityen_US
dc.subjectphysical exerciseen_US
dc.subjectwomen's healthen_US
dc.subjectbehavior changeen_US
dc.subjectcancer prevention and controlen_US
dc.subjecthealth disparitiesen_US
dc.subjecthealth promotionen_US
dc.subjectblacken_US
dc.subjectafrican americanen_US
dc.subjectminority healthen_US
dc.titlePhysical Activity Maintenance Following Home-Based, Individually Tailored Print Interventions for African American Womenen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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