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Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development
The benefits of physical activity are widely recognised; however, physical activity uptake remains low in South Asian populations. South Asian migrant women face health risks as they adapt to new cultures, and these risks are often intensified through their limited participation in physical activity...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329275 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063585 |
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author | Pullia, Alexis Jeemi, Zakia Reina Ortiz, Miguel Dantas, Jaya A. R. |
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description | The benefits of physical activity are widely recognised; however, physical activity uptake remains low in South Asian populations. South Asian migrant women face health risks as they adapt to new cultures, and these risks are often intensified through their limited participation in physical activity as one of the behaviours that promote positive health outcomes. Three focus group discussions with sixteen South Asian migrant women aged between 33 and 64 years, with a median age of 48 years and who live in Western Australia, were conducted. Thematic analysis of the transcribed qualitative data was completed to explore and uncover South Asian women’s experiences with physical activity, as well as their motivation, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge about physical activity. Five major themes emerged after coding and analysing the data. The themes included the women’s knowledge of physical activity, their general attitudes and beliefs surrounding physical activity, the advantages and disadvantages of participation in physical activity, their experiences with physical activity, and the barriers, challenges, and facilitators surrounding physical activity. Recommendations are proposed to increase physical activity among this group to improve overall health and wellbeing and implications for intervention development are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-89556472022-03-26 Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development Pullia, Alexis Jeemi, Zakia Reina Ortiz, Miguel Dantas, Jaya A. R. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The benefits of physical activity are widely recognised; however, physical activity uptake remains low in South Asian populations. South Asian migrant women face health risks as they adapt to new cultures, and these risks are often intensified through their limited participation in physical activity as one of the behaviours that promote positive health outcomes. Three focus group discussions with sixteen South Asian migrant women aged between 33 and 64 years, with a median age of 48 years and who live in Western Australia, were conducted. Thematic analysis of the transcribed qualitative data was completed to explore and uncover South Asian women’s experiences with physical activity, as well as their motivation, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge about physical activity. Five major themes emerged after coding and analysing the data. The themes included the women’s knowledge of physical activity, their general attitudes and beliefs surrounding physical activity, the advantages and disadvantages of participation in physical activity, their experiences with physical activity, and the barriers, challenges, and facilitators surrounding physical activity. Recommendations are proposed to increase physical activity among this group to improve overall health and wellbeing and implications for intervention development are discussed. MDPI 2022-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8955647/ /pubmed/35329275 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063585 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pullia, Alexis Jeemi, Zakia Reina Ortiz, Miguel Dantas, Jaya A. R. Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development |
title | Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development |
title_full | Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development |
title_fullStr | Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development |
title_full_unstemmed | Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development |
title_short | Physical Activity Experiences of South Asian Migrant Women in Western Australia: Implications for Intervention Development |
title_sort | physical activity experiences of south asian migrant women in western australia: implications for intervention development |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329275 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063585 |
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