An Outdoor Walking Program for Immigrant Muslim Older Adults: A Community-Based Participatory Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore Muslim immigrant older adults' experiences of a modified community-based outdoor walking program and identify factors that facilitate or hinder program acceptance and participation.

Design

An exploratory qualitative description single-group pilot study was designed and implemented in three phases: (1) pre-intervention focus group interviews; (2) intervention implementation with tracking of physical activity levels using personal activity monitors; and (3) postintervention individual interviews.

Methods

Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling strategy in a mosque in Edmonton, Canada, in June 2019. After focus group discussions with participants, walking sessions were conducted for 10 weeks in a local accessible park with required ameniti

SUBMITTER: Salma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628424 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature