The design and impact of culturally-safe community-based physical activity promotion for immigrant women: descriptive review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immigrant women have low rates of physical activity (PA), placing them at risk for chronic diseases. Some research suggests that strategies targeting this group must be culturally-safe and community-based. This study aimed to identify the design (i.e. characteristics) and impact of culturally-safe community-based PA promotion for immigrant women.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive review by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library and Joanna Briggs Institute Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to June 9, 2021 for English language studies that assessed community-based PA promotion strategies targeting adult immigrants and involved at least 50% women. We compiled findings in a preliminary context-mechanisms-outcomes conceptu

SUBMITTER: Gagliardi AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895569 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature