Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8004, USA.
Am J Health Promot. 2013 Jan-Feb;27(3):139-42. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.110401-ARB-145.
Examine and compare constraints to physical activity (PA) among Latinos based on age, gender, income, and self-reported leisure time PA (LTPA).
Cross-sectional survey. Partnered with a North Carolina nonprofit advocacy organization who recruited community leaders (promotores) to administer the survey to Latino constituents.
Latino communities in Wake County, North Carolina.
Respondents (N = 457) were mostly women (58%), with a mean age of 34 years (SD = 11), low income (70% < $39K/year); 78% were born outside the United States, with a majority from Mexico (52%).
Sociodemographics; Stanford Brief PA Survey; constraints on PA were measured with 20 items assessing seven constructs (accessibility, facilities, knowledge, partners, psychologic, safety, and time).
Descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, t-tests, and analysis of variance.
Half of the sample was inactive. Eighty-one percent indicated that they would like to be more active and perceived lack of accessibility, partners, and knowledge of PA resources as the most constraining factors. Respondents in low-income categories cited significantly higher psychological and accessibility constraints. Inactive LTPA respondents perceived significantly higher constraints overall, with knowledge and accessibility having the largest effect sizes. No differences were found based on age and gender.
This study highlighted that among Latinos, there may be an opportunity to increase activity levels by targeting knowledge about PA resources, increasing access to opportunities for PA, and enhancing the social environment for PA. Such efforts that target these constraints to increase PA may ultimately improve health.
根据年龄、性别、收入和自我报告的闲暇时间体育活动（LTPA），检查和比较拉丁裔人群进行体育活动的限制因素。
横断面调查。与北卡罗来纳州的一个非营利性倡导组织合作，该组织招募社区领导人（ promotores ）向拉丁裔选民进行调查。
北卡罗来纳州威克县的拉丁裔社区。
受访者（N = 457）主要为女性（58%），平均年龄为 34 岁（SD = 11），收入低（70%<$39K/年）；78%的人出生在美国境外，其中大多数人来自墨西哥（52%）。
社会人口统计学；斯坦福简短体育活动调查；通过 20 项评估七个结构（可达性、设施、知识、伙伴、心理、安全和时间）的体育活动限制因素进行测量。
描述性统计、可靠性分析、验证性因素分析、t 检验和方差分析。
样本中有一半的人不活跃。81%的人表示希望更活跃，并认为缺乏可达性、伙伴和对体育活动资源的了解是最具限制的因素。收入较低类别的受访者表示，心理和可达性方面的限制明显更高。不活跃的 LTPA 受访者整体上认为限制因素更高，知识和可达性的影响最大。年龄和性别方面没有差异。
本研究表明，在拉丁裔人群中，通过针对体育活动资源的知识、增加体育活动机会的可及性以及增强体育活动的社会环境，可能有机会提高活动水平。这些针对增加体育活动的限制因素的努力最终可能会改善健康状况。
