| Autor: |
Umstattd Meyer MR; Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA., Prochnow T; Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.; Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA., Wende ME; Department of Health Education & Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA., Ylitalo KR; Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA., Sturdivant RX; Department of Statistical Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA., Johnson CM; Nutrition and Foods Program, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA., Delgado H; Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.; Department of Nursing, Heritage University, Toppenish, WA 98948, USA., Trost SG; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia., Gómez L; Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA., Sharkey JR; School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
Despite the health benefits of physical activity (PA), many individuals do not meet PA recommendations. Family-centered PA approaches, particularly active engagement by Mexican-heritage fathers, may support family PA. This study reports PA outcomes of a culturally tailored, father-focused, and family-centered, program for Mexican-heritage families. Promotora researchers recruited participating families (n = 59, n = 42 complete cases), consisting of children (mean age: 10.1 [SD = 0.9]), fathers, and mothers from five randomly selected geographic clusters in low-resourced colonias in south Texas, in a stepped-wedge randomized design. PA was measured using wrist-worn ActiGraph GT9X accelerometers. Statistical analyses for moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), light PA (LPA), and sedentary time for the child, father, and mother were conducted using linear mixed models. The findings were as follows: children had no significant changes in MVPA ( p = 0.18), LPA ( p = 0.52), or sedentary behavior ( p = 0.74); fathers had no significant changes in MVPA ( p = 0.94), LPA ( p = 0.17), or sedentary behavior ( p = 0.15); and mothers had a significant decrease in LPA ( p < 0.01), and no significant changes in MVPA ( p = 0.66) or sedentary behavior ( p = 0.77). Despite null results, this study provides an example of a culturally tailored, family-focused program implemented among Mexican-heritage families with limited PA resources and opportunities. Future PA interventions may require higher PA-focused doses over longer time periods to produce a significant change in LPA, MVPA, or sedentary time. |
