Janet Ige Janet.Ige@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Public Health
Determinants of physical activity among adults and older adults from the Somali Community in Bristol, UK
Ige, Janet
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Abstract
Backgrounds: Adults and older-adults from BME communities in the UK are less likely than their non-BME counterparts to meet the physical-activity recommendations
Purpose: To investigate the factors associated with physical-activity among adults and older-adults from the Somali Community in Bristol, United Kingdom
Methods: A sequential exploratory mixed methods design initiated by a systematic review of barriers and facilitators of physical-activity among adults and older-adults from BME groups in the UK, followed by a cross-sectional survey of factors associated with physical-activity among adults and older-adults from the Somali community. Studies were included in the review if they reported on the experiences, barriers and facilitators of physical-activity among adults aged 40 and above. Ten studies conducted between 2007 and 2017 met the inclusion criteria.
The survey was underpinned by the Capability-Opportunity-Motivations and Behaviour (COM-B) framework and was completed by 148 participants. Levels of physical-activity was measured using the short-form of International-Physical-activity-Questionnaire (IPAQ) while other validated questionnaires including the Health-Survey-for-England informed the survey design.
Result: Findings from the systematic review suggests a substantial gap in research among Black African groups. Over three-quarters of respondents (78%) reported low physical-activity levels while 19% of respondents reported moderate physical-activity levels and only 3% met the requirement for high IPAQ physical-activity levels. The findings show a significant association between IPAQ score of respondents and gender, age, employment status and level of education (p
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | 8th ISPAH Virtual Congress (Vancouver 2021) |
Start Date | Oct 12, 2021 |
End Date | Oct 14, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Feb 2, 2022 |
Keywords | BME community, older-adults, Physical-activity United Kingdom |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8803879 |
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