Identifying Barriers to Physical Activity Among African American Women with Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

African American Women (AAW) are disproportionately impacted by both physical inactivity and asthma. The aims of this study were to: 1) understand barriers to physical activity among AAW with asthma; 2) obtain feedback from AAW on an evidence-based walking intervention; and 3) modify the intervention using input from AAW with asthma.

Methods

Focus groups and interviews were conducted with sedentary AAW with uncontrolled asthma to identify barriers to walking. Women also suggestions for tailoring an existing walking intervention. Qualitative data were coded using domains from the Behavior Change Wheel and guided modifications of the existing walking intervention to tailor the content for sedentary AAW with asthma.

Results

Six focus groups (2-4 /group) and fiv

SUBMITTER: Nyenhuis SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6871513 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature