TY - JOUR
T1 - A Motivational Physical Activity Intervention for Improving Mobility in Older Korean Americans
AU - Yeom, Hye A.
AU - Fleury, Julie
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by John A. Hartford Foundation Claire Fagin Fellowship Grant (FGS0103) to HY and the Catholic Medical Center Research Foundation made in the program year of 2012 to HY.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - There has been limited empirical support for interventions designed to promote physical activity targeting mobility in racially diverse older adults. This study aims to examine the effects of a Motivational Physical Activity Intervention (MPAI) on social resource, behavioral change process, physical activity, and mobility variables in sedentary older Korean Americans. A quasi-experimental, repeated-measure, pre- and post-tests design was used. Sixty-four community-dwelling, sedentary older Korean Americans (n = 33 for MPAI group, n = 31 for Attention Control group) participated in the study. There were significant improvements in social resources, including social support from family and friends; behavioral change process variables, including self-efficacy; motivational appraisal; and self-regulation for physical activity. There were significant intervention effects on physical activity, walking endurance, and flexibility. The MPAI is supported as improving mobility and physical activity, as well as increasing motivation for physical activity in older Korean Americans.
AB - There has been limited empirical support for interventions designed to promote physical activity targeting mobility in racially diverse older adults. This study aims to examine the effects of a Motivational Physical Activity Intervention (MPAI) on social resource, behavioral change process, physical activity, and mobility variables in sedentary older Korean Americans. A quasi-experimental, repeated-measure, pre- and post-tests design was used. Sixty-four community-dwelling, sedentary older Korean Americans (n = 33 for MPAI group, n = 31 for Attention Control group) participated in the study. There were significant improvements in social resources, including social support from family and friends; behavioral change process variables, including self-efficacy; motivational appraisal; and self-regulation for physical activity. There were significant intervention effects on physical activity, walking endurance, and flexibility. The MPAI is supported as improving mobility and physical activity, as well as increasing motivation for physical activity in older Korean Americans.
KW - Asian
KW - exercise
KW - mobility
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U2 - 10.1177/0193945913511546
DO - 10.1177/0193945913511546
M3 - Article
C2 - 24221953
AN - SCOPUS:84901440293
SN - 0193-9459
VL - 36
SP - 713
EP - 731
JO - Western journal of nursing research
JF - Western journal of nursing research
IS - 6
ER -