School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 8;21(1):2043. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12085-w.
Rural Latino children and adults are less active than urban and non-Latino counterparts. We examined physical activity (PA) patterns of rural Latino children and their parents, and explored parental beliefs about and reported barriers of Latino family physical activity. Latino families in a rural area in eastern Washington state, with children in grades 3-5 were included.
We used mixed methods. Children (n = 27) and parents (n = 25) wore an accelerometer for 5 days; parents (n = 31) participated in a semi-structured interview and completed a demographic survey. Parent and child activity levels were compared using paired t-tests; interviews were analyzed with qualitative content analysis.
Although 100% children and 46% parents met physical activity guidelines, parents and children spent most of the day in sedentary behaviors. Parent-reported PA barriers included their long work hours, lack of transportation, and their child's screen-time.
Addressing barriers and reducing sedentary time could increase PA of rural Latino families.
农村拉丁裔儿童和成人的活动量低于城市和非拉丁裔同龄人。我们研究了农村拉丁裔儿童及其父母的身体活动模式,并探讨了父母对拉丁裔家庭身体活动的看法和报告的障碍。参与者来自华盛顿州东部一个农村地区,孩子在 3-5 年级。
我们使用混合方法。儿童(n=27)和父母(n=25)佩戴加速度计 5 天;父母(n=31)参加半结构化访谈并完成人口统计调查。使用配对 t 检验比较父母和儿童的活动水平;使用定性内容分析对访谈进行分析。
尽管 100%的儿童和 46%的父母符合身体活动指南,但父母和孩子一天中的大部分时间都处于久坐不动的状态。父母报告的身体活动障碍包括工作时间长、缺乏交通工具和孩子的屏幕时间。
解决障碍和减少久坐时间可以增加农村拉丁裔家庭的身体活动量。