Emory Prevention Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Phys Act Health. 2012 Sep;9(7):996-1003. doi: 10.1123/jpah.9.7.996. Epub 2011 Oct 4.
This study examines the relative contribution of social (eg, social support) and physical (eg, programs and facilities) aspects of worksite, church, and home settings to physical activity levels among adults in rural communities.
Data are from a cross-sectional survey of 268 African American and Caucasian adults, ages 40-70, living in southwest Georgia. Separate regression models were developed for walking, moderate, vigorous, and total physical activity as measured in METs-minutes-per-week.
Social support for physical activity was modest in all 3 settings (mean scores 1.5-1.9 on a 4-point scale). Participants reported limited (<1) programs and facilities for physical activity at their worksites and churches. An interaction of physical and social aspects of the home setting was observed for vigorous and moderate physical activity and total METs. There were also interactions between gender and social support at church for vigorous activity among women, and between race and the physical environment at church for moderate physical activity. A cross-over interaction was found between home and church settings for vigorous physical activity. Social support at church was associated with walking and total METs.
Homes and churches may be important behavioral settings for physical activity among adults in rural communities.
本研究考察了工作场所、教堂和家庭环境中的社会（例如，社会支持）和物理（例如，计划和设施）方面对农村社区成年人身体活动水平的相对贡献。
数据来自对佐治亚州西南部 268 名年龄在 40-70 岁的非裔美国人和白种成年人的横断面调查。分别为步行、适度、剧烈和总身体活动（以 METs-minutes-per-week 衡量）制定了单独的回归模型。
在所有 3 个环境中，身体活动的社会支持都很适度（4 分制的平均得分为 1.5-1.9）。参与者报告在工作场所和教堂的身体活动计划和设施有限（<1）。在家环境的物理和社会方面观察到剧烈和适度身体活动以及总 METs 的相互作用。还观察到教堂中性别和社会支持之间的相互作用，以及教堂中种族和物理环境之间的相互作用，这些相互作用与女性的剧烈身体活动有关。在家和教堂环境之间还发现了剧烈身体活动的交叉相互作用。教堂的社会支持与步行和总 METs 有关。
对于农村社区的成年人来说，家庭和教堂可能是身体活动的重要行为环境。
