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

ABSTRACT: African 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 ac

SUBMITTER: Pekmezi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature