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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Arredondo, Elva M
• Haughton, Jessica
• Ayala, Guadalupe X
• Slymen, Donald
• Sallis, James F
• Perez, Lilian G
• Serrano, Natalicio
• Ryan, Sherry
• Valdivia, Rodrigo
• Lopez, Nanette V
• Elder, John P

Titel

Two-year outcomes of Faith in Action/Fe en Acción: a randomized controlled trial of physical activity promotion in Latinas

Ist Teil von

• The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2022-07, Vol.19 (1), p.1-97, Article 97

Ort / Verlag

London: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

SpringerNature Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Latina women are less likely to report engaging in leisure-time physical activity (PA) than non-Latina white women. This study evaluated the 24-month impact of a faith-based PA intervention targeting Latinas. The study is a cluster randomized controlled trial of a PA intervention or cancer screening comparison condition, with churches as the randomization unit. A total of 436 Latinas (aged 18-65 years) from 16 churches who engaged in low levels of self-report and accelerometer-based PA were enrolled. The experimental condition was a 24-month PA intervention, with in-person classes, social support, and environmental changes, led by community health workers (i.e., promotoras). At baseline, 12-, and 24 months, we assessed changes in accelerometer-based and self-reported moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA; primary outcomes). Secondary outcomes were light intensity activity, sedentary time, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference. After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, a mixed effects analysis found significant increases in self-reported leisure time MVPA (p < 0.005) and marginal increases in accelerometer-assessed MVPA (p < 0.08) 24 months post-baseline in the intervention compared to the attention-control condition. Data showed significant associations between PA class attendance and engaging in MVPA as assessed by self-report and accelerometry. No significant changes were found for light activity, sedentary time, BMI, or waist circumference. Trial registration