Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
City of Lawrence Mayor's Health Task Force and YWCA of Greater Lawrence, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Ethn Dis. 2017 Jan 19;27(1):3-10. doi: 10.18865/ed.27.1.3.
To examine the relationships between spirituality and physical activity and sedentary behavior in a sample of Latino adults in Massachusetts.
This is a cross-sectional analysis of the Lawrence Health and Well Being Study; a study that was conducted among patients at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
602 Latino or Hispanic adults aged 21 to 85 years completed the study.
There was a significant negative relationship between spirituality and sedentary behavior (β= -.12, p = .004). Although not statistically significant, higher spirituality was associated with increased odds of engaging in physical activity. There were no significant associations between spirituality and physical activity among men or women. Men with greater spirituality were significantly less sedentary (β = -.17, P = .005). There was no relationship between sedentary behavior and spirituality among women.
This study found that individuals who are more spiritual are also less sedentary, and this association was stronger in men than women. Findings provide insight for developing future interventions to promote activity in this high-risk population, which has been greatly understudied. Future research endeavors should consider investigating the impact of spirituality-based messages to reduce sedentary behavior among Latinos.
在马萨诸塞州的一群拉丁裔成年人中，研究灵性与身体活动和久坐行为之间的关系。
这是劳伦斯健康与幸福研究的横断面分析；该研究是在马萨诸塞州劳伦斯的大劳伦斯家庭健康中心（GLFHC）的患者中进行的。
602 名年龄在 21 至 85 岁之间的拉丁裔或西班牙裔成年人完成了这项研究。
灵性与久坐行为呈显著负相关（β= -.12，p =.004）。虽然没有统计学意义，但更高的灵性与参与身体活动的几率增加有关。在男性或女性中，灵性与身体活动之间没有显著关联。灵性较高的男性久坐时间明显减少（β = -.17，P =.005）。女性中久坐行为与灵性之间没有关系。
本研究发现，更有灵性的人也更少久坐，这种关联在男性中比女性更强。研究结果为制定未来的干预措施提供了依据，以促进这一高风险人群的活动，而该人群的研究还远远不够。未来的研究工作应该考虑调查基于灵性的信息对减少拉丁裔久坐行为的影响。
