TY - JOUR
T1 - Physiological and Behavioral Factors Related to Physical Activity in Black Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
AU - Allen, Nancy A.
AU - Melkus, Gail D.
AU - Chyun, Deborah A.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Purpose: To describe relationships among physical activity (PA), physiological factors, and psychological factors in Black women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A cross-sectional design was used (N = 109). Data were collected on PA (activity/inactivity, TV hours, bed confinement), physiology (blood pressure, lipids, hemoglobin A1c), psychology (anxiety, emotional distress, physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality), and health care provider (HCP) support. Results: Walking was the preferred PA; TV viewing averaged 3.7 hours/day, and 24% reported confinement to bed >1 week in the last year. Inactive women had greater physiological and psychological problems than active women. Women watching TV >2 hours/day had more physiological problems than women watching TV <2 hours/day. Women reporting >1 week of confinement to bed in the last year had more physiological and psychological problems than those confined to bed <1 week. Conclusions: PA interventions in Black women with T2DM should promote walking, address TV viewing time, incorporate HCP's role of PA counseling/support, and address several psychological factors.
AB - Purpose: To describe relationships among physical activity (PA), physiological factors, and psychological factors in Black women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A cross-sectional design was used (N = 109). Data were collected on PA (activity/inactivity, TV hours, bed confinement), physiology (blood pressure, lipids, hemoglobin A1c), psychology (anxiety, emotional distress, physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality), and health care provider (HCP) support. Results: Walking was the preferred PA; TV viewing averaged 3.7 hours/day, and 24% reported confinement to bed >1 week in the last year. Inactive women had greater physiological and psychological problems than active women. Women watching TV >2 hours/day had more physiological problems than women watching TV <2 hours/day. Women reporting >1 week of confinement to bed in the last year had more physiological and psychological problems than those confined to bed <1 week. Conclusions: PA interventions in Black women with T2DM should promote walking, address TV viewing time, incorporate HCP's role of PA counseling/support, and address several psychological factors.
KW - African American
KW - Black
KW - behavioral factors
KW - exercise
KW - methods/designs
KW - physical activity
KW - psychosocial factors
KW - type 2 diabetes mellitus
KW - women
KW - women's health
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U2 - 10.1177/1043659611414143
DO - 10.1177/1043659611414143
M3 - Article
C2 - 21807961
AN - SCOPUS:81055147036
SN - 1043-6596
VL - 22
SP - 376
EP - 385
JO - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
JF - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
IS - 4
ER -