Physical activity promotion intervention improved physical activity knowledge, confidence and behaviour among diverse immigrant women: pre-post multiple methods feasibility study

Little prior research investigated how to promote physical activity (PA), which can reduce cancer risk, to immigrant women. The overall aim of the current study was to pilot test education session feasibility. The objectives were to assess participation in, satisfaction with and potential impact of...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2024-11, Vol.14 (11), p.e086653
Hauptverfasser: Iziduh, Sharon, Lee, Jocelyn, Umutoni, Bora, Brahmbhatt, Priya, Sabiston, Catherine M, Friedenreich, C M, Khanlou, Nazilla, Smith-Turchyn, Jenna, Tomasone, Jennifer R, Gagliardi, Anna R
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Zusammenfassung:Little prior research investigated how to promote physical activity (PA), which can reduce cancer risk, to immigrant women. The overall aim of the current study was to pilot test education session feasibility. The objectives were to assess participation in, satisfaction with and potential impact of the education session, knowledge needed to refine the education session prior to a future trial. Pre-post multiple-methods comparative cohort, SETTING: Canadian immigrant settlement agencies recruited intervention and control women. Intervention: 60 baseline, 53 education (49 virtual group, 4 video only), 1 month (43 virtual, 4 video), 6 months (38 virtual, 4 video), 37% African black; control: 41, 32% African black. Among intervention women, PA knowledge increased significantly from baseline at 1 (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086653