Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Nov 6;21(11):1475. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21111475.
Despite the health benefits of physical activity (PA), many individuals do not meet PA recommendations. Family-centered PA approaches, particularly active engagement by Mexican-heritage fathers, may support family PA. This study reports PA outcomes of a culturally tailored, father-focused, and family-centered, program for Mexican-heritage families. researchers recruited participating families (n = 59, n = 42 complete cases), consisting of children (mean age: 10.1 [SD = 0.9]), fathers, and mothers from five randomly selected geographic clusters in low-resourced in south Texas, in a stepped-wedge randomized design. PA was measured using wrist-worn ActiGraph GT9X accelerometers. Statistical analyses for moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), light PA (LPA), and sedentary time for the child, father, and mother were conducted using linear mixed models. The findings were as follows: children had no significant changes in MVPA ( = 0.18), LPA ( = 0.52), or sedentary behavior ( = 0.74); fathers had no significant changes in MVPA ( = 0.94), LPA ( = 0.17), or sedentary behavior ( = 0.15); and mothers had a decrease in LPA ( < 0.01), and no significant changes in MVPA ( = 0.66) or sedentary behavior ( = 0.77). Despite null results, this study provides an example of a culturally tailored, family-focused program implemented among Mexican-heritage families with limited PA resources and opportunities. Future PA interventions may require higher PA-focused doses over longer time periods to produce a significant change in LPA, MVPA, or sedentary time.
尽管身体活动（PA）对健康有益，但许多人仍未达到 PA 建议的标准。以家庭为中心的 PA 方法，特别是具有墨西哥裔传统的父亲的积极参与，可能会支持家庭 PA。本研究报告了针对墨西哥裔家庭的文化适应、以父亲为中心和以家庭为中心的计划的 PA 结果。研究人员从德克萨斯州南部资源有限的五个随机地理集群中招募了参与家庭（n = 59，n = 42 个完整案例），包括儿童（平均年龄：10.1 [SD = 0.9]）、父亲和母亲。PA 使用佩戴在手腕上的 ActiGraph GT9X 加速度计进行测量。使用线性混合模型对儿童、父亲和母亲的中等到剧烈 PA（MVPA）、轻度 PA（LPA）和久坐时间进行了统计分析。结果如下：儿童的 MVPA（ = 0.18）、LPA（ = 0.52）或久坐行为（ = 0.74）均无显著变化；父亲的 MVPA（ = 0.94）、LPA（ = 0.17）或久坐行为（ = 0.15）均无显著变化；母亲的 LPA 减少（ < 0.01），MVPA（ = 0.66）或久坐行为（ = 0.77）无显著变化。尽管结果为零，但本研究为具有有限 PA 资源和机会的墨西哥裔家庭提供了一个文化适应、以家庭为中心的计划实施示例。未来的 PA 干预措施可能需要更高的 PA 焦点剂量和更长的时间周期，才能使 LPA、MVPA 或久坐时间发生显著变化。
