Sara Wilcox

..To date, however, few of these interventions have used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, have targeted both physical activity and healthy eating, and have focused on structural changes in the church...

..Women with high attainment, regardless of expectations, had the highest rates. Findings replicate and extend an earlier study and argue for a more dynamic conceptualization of outcome expectations...

..Interest in the program has been strong and supported by church leaders. Current efforts are on training additional churches and working with those already trained to support sustainability...

..These findings support the importance of multilevel influences on PA in older rural women and are useful for informing PA interventions...

..To examine race differences in psychosocial and psychophysiological responses to family caregiving...

..Findings underscore the resilience of older women and their capacity to reestablish connections, but point to the need for services that strengthen social support among women who have difficulty during this transition...

..Targeting of evidence-based programs can be improved by knowing who benefits least and most. We examined pretest predictors of increased physical activity among participants enrolled in Active for Life...

..To examine older adults' perceptions of the link between physical activity (PA) and nutrition to the maintenance of cognitive health...

..There is a notable gap in translating efficacious interventions to community-based organizations. Further, physical activity interventions have been less successful in promoting longer-term maintenance...

..Most evidence-based programs are never translated into community settings and thus never make a public health impact...

..Other enablers included transportation, free facilities, and age-appropriate programs. Results indicate the need to tailor recommendations and advice to older women, and to consider the rural context in which they live...

..Lower socioeconomic status at both the individual and neighborhood level is associated with increased health risks. Weight loss can reduce this risk, but few high quality weight-loss studies target this population...

..This study examined perceived exercise barriers, benefits, and enablers in exercising and nonexercising adults with arthritis...

..We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults...

..Physical activity and healthy dietary practices can reduce this risk. The church is a promising setting to address health disparities, and community-based participatory research is a preferred approach...

..No-intervention women had significant pre- to postprogram differences on physical activity minutes, walking, and knowledge of mapped routes...

..However, abdominal adiposity may be more predictive of CVD risk than BMI. This study investigates the independent association of waist circumference with hypertension and diabetes in African American women...

..This study identified correlates to participation in ST in older rural women and provides a basis for developing ST interventions in this population...

..This study tested the initial efficacy of implementing a physical activity (PA) behavior change intervention for midlife African American (AA) men...

..We evaluated a theory-based lifestyle intervention targeting physical activity and dietary fat intake among African American women at high risk for cardiovascular disease...

..We investigated attitudes about aging well among older African Americans and whites to inform the development of interventions to promote cognitive health...

..There are limited data that evidence-based physical activity interventions can be successfully translated into community programs and result in similar benefits for physical functioning...

..Findings will help in the marketing, design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate interventions to encourage physical activity among middle-aged and older African American men in the South...

..Improved understanding of the mediators of physical activity (PA) interventions could lead to improvements in theory and programs...

..The intervention did not successfully change the targeted mediators hypothesized to change PA. Potential reasons for these shortcomings as well as issues to address in future faith-based studies are discussed...

..Thus, physical activity interventions for African-American women should include strategies to decrease social role constraint and offer safe activities for women with health conditions hindering physical activity...

..Potential community and work site interventions were suggested. Child care and monetary costs were frequently cited as barriers to physical activity...

..This study examined the prevalence and clustering of CVD risk factors in a sample of church members from South Carolina...

..The financial burden and human losses associated with noncommunicable diseases necessitate cost-effective and efficacious interventions...

..We describe a replicable process used to redesign and tailor physical activity and diet education materials for African American women in the southeastern United States...

..This study evaluated the effects of a volunteer-led statewide program to increase physical activity among members of African-American churches...

..This study examined whether changes in PA and PA-related outcomes from two general evidence-based PA programs (Active Choices [AC] and Active Living Every Day [ALED]) differed in participants with and without arthritis...

..To compare potential correlates of physical activity between African American and white women...

..This study derived pertinent information with personal interviews to develop a tailored physical activity (PA) intervention for AA men -45 years of age...

..Interventions to increase physical activity should use multilevel approaches that incorporate the personal, social environmental, and physical environmental factors related to participation in physical activity...

..Future faith-based interventions should further explore the role of the church environment in improving the dietary practices of its members...

..About 68% of the churches had at least one change in pastor over the 3-year study. A majority of these variables, however, were not related to changes in physical activity. Potential reasons for these lack of associations are discussed...

..Men with a more positive outlook on life (e.g., happier) may be more likely to increase physical activity levels. Physical activity interventions targeting men may be more successful if they first increase happiness...

..These results are generally consistent with other studies that indicate women are more concerned about cancer than cardiovascular diseases...

..Few studies report on adoption and implementation in routine practice. This study reports training, adoption, and implementation of an intervention to promote physical activity (PA) and dietary counseling in community health centers...

..The ACT physical activity interventions produced substantial improvements among men and women with elevated CVD risk factors...

..Data collection among participants from disadvantaged populations may be further hindered by factors such as transportation challenges, competing responsibilities, and cultural considerations...

..To examine perceptions of physical activity and physical activity barriers and enablers in African-American women...

..02), but home-based participation rates were unaffected. Life events, particularly interpersonal loss, appear to have a negative impact on exercise in women, and this effect appears greater for class-based than for home-based exercise...

..The primary purposes of this review were to identify key social-environmental influences on the physical-activity behavior of women and to propose an organizing framework of these influences in the social environment...

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..To examine the influence of chronic time-in-bed (TIB) restriction on selected health-related outcome variables in older long sleepers...

..The real-time feedback of the SWA can improve individual self-monitoring and, therefore, enhance weight loss outcomes...

..A primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of real-time self-monitoring of energy balance (using the SenseWear(™) Armband, BodyMedia, Inc Pittsburgh, PA) on these health factors...

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..Future research also should include more intervention and longitudinal studies...

..Although correlates of PA have been studied in many populations, little is known about the influences on physical activity for African Americans, particularly African-American men...

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..To examine perceptions of exercise prior to arthritis, the ways in which arthritis affects exercise behavior, and current exercise behaviors in people with arthritis...

..To examine correlates of self-regulation (personal regulation of goal-directed behavior or performance) for physical activity (PA) in older adults...

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..The study objective was to determine the health and quality-of-life effects of moderate-intensity exercise among older women family caregivers...

..This study describes factors related to retention and adherence to an exercise program for women caregivers...

..To evaluate a 12-week home-based walking intervention among breast cancer survivors and to quantify changes in physical activity (PA) behaviors, body weight, and body composition in response to the intervention...

..g., "moderate", "vigorous"). Researchers must acknowledge and understand inconsistencies that arise and how these might influence design of, and responses to, self-report assessment of physical activity...

..Findings suggest that safety issues are an important factor for residents living in disadvantaged conditions and that the residents know how they want to make their neighborhoods healthier...

..Few studies have explored associations of individual, social, and environmental factors with physical activity and walking behavior...

..The goal of the survey was to identify personal, social environmental, cultural, and physical environmental factors that are associated with physical activity status among a diverse group of women...

..The results suggest the need to target exercise self-efficacy when designing exercise interventions. Results also suggest the need to tailor exercise programs to individuals' physical limitations...

..The goal of the survey was to identify personal, social environmental, and physical environmental factors that are associated with physical activity status among diverse groups of women...

..Women who are physically active have a decreased risk for breast cancer, but the types, amounts, and timing of activity needed are unknown...

..g., family priority) while some were unique (e.g., lack of community support). Assessing and addressing the issues raised should be considered when planning physical activity-interventions for these populations...

..To examine the relationship between self-regulation and physical activity (PA) in older adults...

..Groups represented both urban and rural living environments. This article explains the basis for this project and the methodology used. Other articles in this series explain the results from the focus groups in detail...

..The perimenopausal period may be a critical juncture at which targeted and tailored interventions may help to achieve maintenance of physical activity into the postmenopausal period...

..It is based on a community-participation model designed to disseminate interventions through trained volunteer health directors...

..Culture clashes present opportunities to strengthen partnerships and new activities to achieve mutual goals...

..The objective of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of a survey designed to measure physical activity and its correlates among women from diverse racial and ethnic groups...

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..The inclusion of PA, use of a CBPR approach, engagement of church decision makers, and focus on the church's social, cultural, and policy influences make this project innovative. ..

..The inclusion of PA, use of a CBPR approach, engagement of church decision makers, and focus on the church's social, cultural, and policy influences make this project innovative. ..

..The inclusion of PA, use of a CBPR approach, engagement of church decision makers, and focus on the church's social, cultural, and policy influences make this project innovative. ..

..The inclusion of PA, use of a CBPR approach, engagement of church decision makers, and focus on the church's ..