Behavioral and Policy Sciences Department (Drs Perez and Derose and Ms Castro) and Research Programming (Ms Seelam), RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California; Divisions of Behavioral Health (Dr Cohen) and Biostatistics Research (Dr Han), Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, California; Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California (Dr Arredondo); Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, California (Ms Rodriguez); Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri (Rev Mata); Department of Kinesiology & Nutritional Science, California State University, Los Angeles (Dr Larson); and Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Dr Derose).
Fam Community Health. 2022;45(3):163-173. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000328. Epub 2022 Apr 7.
Churches can be important settings for promoting physical activity (PA) among Latinx populations. Little is known about what factors across the church context-social, organizational, and physical (outdoor spaces)-are associated with Latinx PA to inform faith-based PA interventions. This study investigated associations of church contextual factors with Latinx PA. We used cross-sectional data from a Latinx adult sample recruited from 6 churches that each had a nearby park in Los Angeles, California (n = 373). Linear or logistic regression models examined associations of church PA social support, PA social norms, perceived quality and concerns about the park near one's church, and church PA programming with 4 outcomes: accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and self-reported adherence to PA recommendations, use of the park near one's church, and park-based PA. Park quality and concerns were positively associated with using the park near one's church. Church PA programming was positively associated with park-based PA. None of the factors were related to accelerometer-based MVPA or meeting PA recommendations. Findings suggest targeting church PA programming and nearby parks may be key to improving Latinx park use. Church and local parks department partnerships may help enhance park conditions to support churchgoing Latinx PA and health.
教堂可以成为在拉丁裔人群中促进身体活动 (PA) 的重要场所。目前还不太清楚教堂环境中的哪些因素（社会、组织和物理环境（户外空间））与拉丁裔的 PA 相关，这为基于信仰的 PA 干预措施提供了信息。本研究调查了教堂环境因素与拉丁裔 PA 的关联。我们使用了来自加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的 6 家教堂的拉丁裔成年人样本的横断面数据（n=373）。线性或逻辑回归模型检验了教堂 PA 社会支持、PA 社会规范、对教堂附近公园的感知质量和担忧、以及教堂 PA 计划与 4 个结果之间的关联：基于加速度计的中等到剧烈 PA（MVPA）和自我报告的 PA 建议遵守情况、使用教堂附近的公园以及基于公园的 PA。公园质量和担忧与使用教堂附近的公园呈正相关。没有一个因素与基于加速度计的 MVPA 或符合 PA 建议有关。研究结果表明，针对教堂 PA 计划和附近的公园可能是提高拉丁裔公园使用率的关键。教堂和当地公园部门的合作关系可能有助于改善公园条件，以支持去教堂的拉丁裔 PA 和健康。
