The facilitators and barriers to exercise in the Noongar Aboriginal population in Perth, Australia.

ABSTRACT: Indigenous Standpoint Theory forms the epistemological foundation for this study and methodological choices were made within this theoretical framework to ensure culturally responsive research processes that engaged the Indigenous agenda of self-determination and rights. The objectives of this research were to determine: (i) Indigenous perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to exercise; (ii) The potential feasibility and sustainability of an exercise intervention. In this context, Participatory Action Research methods were used to design the data-gathering instrument for the study-a questionnaire, co-designed with the Noongar Aboriginal community of Perth, Western Australia. This self-administered questionnaire, distributed to participants by email, post and manual delivery, sought t

SUBMITTER: Esgin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308206 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature