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Aguirre D, Garcia ML, Buenrostro PT, Korosteleva O, Dionicio P, Garay J, Durazo A, Bravo M, Bird M. The Familias Saludables Study: A Culturally Tailored Family-Centered Intervention for Childhood Obesity Prevention Among Hispanic Communities. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2025:10.1007/s40615-025-02348-2. [PMID: 40035951 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02348-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2024] [Revised: 02/11/2025] [Accepted: 02/18/2025] [Indexed: 03/06/2025]
Affiliation(s)
- Diana Aguirre
- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA.
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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- Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA, SSPA-024, USA
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Grady CL, Murtagh E, Ng K, Bengoechea EG, Woods CB. Communicating physical activity messages with adolescents: what works? A scoping review with stakeholder consultation. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2025; 22:20. [PMID: 39972320 PMCID: PMC11841338 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-025-01717-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2025] [Indexed: 02/21/2025] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Global levels of adolescents' physical inactivity are cause for concern, despite the well-documented health benefits of physical activity (PA). Addressing the messaging of PA is one approach to improve PA knowledge. While increased knowledge does not necessarily lead to behavior change, physically active students have better knowledge of the health benefits of PA. Recently, researchers have highlighted the need for an effective communication strategy for PA messages. This review aimed to summarize the state of the available evidence about the operationalization of communicating PA messages, the evaluation, and effectiveness of PA messages. METHODS The Levac six steps and Joanna Briggs Institute methodological guidance for scoping reviews were followed. Five databases were searched up until April 8th 2024. Both title and abstract and full-text screening were piloted whereby 10% of the total articles were double-screened and the remainder were completed by CG. Data were extracted and a data-based convergent synthesis design was used following qualitative synthesis methods. Finally, a consultation with key stakeholders was held to confirm the findings concerning practical relevance. RESULTS A total of 19,412 articles were identified from searches, 94 full texts were included in the final analysis, corresponding to 80 individual studies. The evidence confirms that there are many factors to consider when communicating PA messages and evaluating their effectiveness. Inconsistencies exist regarding the timing and frequency of message delivery and the evaluation of effective communication. When communicating PA with adolescents, messages commonly focus on the benefits of PA and strategies to overcome barriers and are commonly delivered in the school setting by researchers or school stakeholders i.e. teachers, peers. Messages should be concise, positively framed, support adolescent autonomy, and utilize different messaging platforms and techniques to avoid staleness. CONCLUSIONS There is a lack of a standardized approach to communicating PA messages with adolescents making evaluation and comparison challenging. Future research should focus on developing guidance to facilitate the effective communication of PA messages with adolescents.
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- Caera L Grady
- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Faculty of Education, University of Turku, Rauma, Finland
- Institute of Innovation and Sports Science, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Research & Innovation Unit, Sport Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Von Seggern MJ, Rogers AE, Schenkelberg MA, Kellstedt DK, Welk GJ, High R, Dzewaltowski DA. Sociodemographic influences on youth sport participation and physical activity among children living within concentrated Hispanic/Latino rural communities. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1345635. [PMID: 38450148 PMCID: PMC10916700 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Introduction Lack of physical activity (PA) among children living in rural communities is a documented public health problem. Although studies have examined community conditions defined by a rural-urban dichotomy, few have investigated rural community conditions with a concentration of Hispanic/Latino people. This cross-sectional study examined sociodemographic characteristics associated with youth sport (YS) participation and daily PA among children living within concentrated Hispanic/Latino rural U.S. Midwest communities. Methods During spring 2022, 97% of 3rd-6th grade children (n = 281, aged approximately 8-12 years) attending school in rural Midwestern communities (n = 2) with >50% concentration of Hispanic students participated in the Wellscapes Project, a community randomized trial. Participants completed the Youth Activity Profile and supplemental National Survey of Children's Health questions assessing PA behaviors and YS participation. Caregivers of a subsample of children (n = 215; males, n = 93; females, n = 122) consented to pair their child's survey results with school enrollment records (e.g., free/reduced lunch status and race and ethnicity). Mixed models with community as a random effect examined main and interaction effects of grade, sex, ethnoracial status, and family income on YS participation and these sociodemographic characteristics and YS participation on daily moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Results Approximately half of children participated in YS. Non-Hispanic White children (n = 82) were over five times more likely to participate in YS than Hispanic peers (n = 133) (OR = 5.54, 95% CI = 2.64-11.61, p < 0.001). YS participants accumulated 8.3 ± 2.3 more minutes of daily MVPA than non-participants (p < 0.001). Sixth graders, females, and Hispanic children reported lower daily MVPA than comparison groups (p < 0.05). Significant interaction effects on daily MVPA between grade and ethnoracial status (F(3, 204) = 3.04, p = 0.030) were also found. Discussion Disparities in sport participation and PA outcomes based on sociodemographic characteristics exist among children living in ethnoracially diverse rural communities. Strategies to promote YS participation, including community structural changes, may help reduce PA disparities. The research provides valuable insights for policymakers, public health professionals, and community members to address YS participation barriers, not limited to cost, while considering other PA-promotion efforts to improve child population health.
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- Mary J. Von Seggern
- Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family and Community Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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Self-regulatory processes in early childhood as predictors of Hispanic children's BMI z-scores during the elementary school years: Differences by acculturation and gender. Appetite 2021; 168:105778. [PMID: 34715245 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Over the last decade, longitudinal research has shown that children's general, top-down self-regulation during early childhood is negatively associated with children's weight status in elementary school. The samples in these previous studies have been primarily White, and no study to date has examined this issue in a sample of Hispanic children from low-income families-a population at high risk for childhood obesity. The present study followed 130 Hispanic children over a time period of three to just under five years, examining the degree to which multiple measures of general, top-down self-regulation, along with a measure of appetite regulation (eating in the absence of hunger), predicted children's BMI z-scores in the early elementary school years. Results showed that children's ability to delay gratification in the preschool years was negatively associated with later BMI z-scores and that children's eating in the absence of hunger was positively associated. In separate models by gender, these relationships were significant only for girls. Moreover, analyses run separately for children of mothers low or high on acculturation showed that the relationship between delay of gratification and later BMI z-scores was significant only for children whose mothers were low on acculturation. Possible socialization and environmental factors contributing to these findings are considered.
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