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Wang T, Voss J, Perazzo J, Phillips JC, Musanti R, Orton P, Hamilton MJ, Chaiphibalsarisdi P, Schnall R, Dawson-Rose C, Nokes KM, Tufts KA, Portillo C, Sefcik E, Webel AR. Working status and seasonal meteorological conditions predict physical activity levels in people living with HIV. AIDS Care 2022; 34:926-935. [PMID: 34612090 PMCID: PMC11034746 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1981219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Little is known about how demographic, employment and meteorological factors impact physical activity. We conducted an analysis to explore these associations from participants (N = 447) from six cities in the United States and matched their activity data with abstracted local meteorological data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather reports. Participants were purposively recruited in 3-month blocks, from December 2015 to October 2017, to reflect physical activity engagement across the seasons. We calculated total physical activity (minutes/week) based on 7-day physical activity recall. Mild correlations were observed between meteorological factors and correlated with lower physical activity. Participants were least active in autumn (Median = 220 min/week) and most active in spring (Median = 375 min/week). In addition to level of education and total hours of work, maximum temperature, relative humidity, heating degree day, precipitation and sunset time together explained 17.6% of variance in total physical activity. Programs assisting in employment for PLHIV and those that promote indoor physical activity during more strenuous seasons are needed. Additional research to better understand the selection, preferences, and impact of indoor environments on physical activity is warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tongyao Wang
- Case Western Reserve University, FPB School of Nursing, Cleveland, United States
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- Case Western Reserve University, FPB School of Nursing, Cleveland, United States
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- University of Cincinnati, School of Nursing, Cincinnati, United States
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- University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Ottawa, Canada
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- Rutgers University, School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey, United States
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- Durban University of Technology, School of Nursing, Durban, South Africa
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- Texas A&M University, School of Nursing, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
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- Columbia University, School of Nursing, New York City, New York, United States
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- University of California, School of Nursing, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Durban University of Technology, School of Nursing, Durban, South Africa
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- Yale University, School of Nursing, Connecticut, United States
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- Texas A&M University, School of Nursing, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
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- Case Western Reserve University, FPB School of Nursing, Cleveland, United States
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Eldoseri HM, Tufts KA, Zhang Q, Fish JN. Adverse health effects of spousal violence among women attending Saudi Arabian primary health-care clinics. East Mediterr Health J 2014; 20:717-725. [PMID: 25601810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the frequency of spousal violence among Saudi women and document the related health effects and injuries, as well as their attitudes to gender and violence. Structured interviews were conducted with 200 ever-married women recruited from primary-care centres in Jeddah. Nearly half of the surveyed women (44.5%) reported ever experiencing physical violence from their spouse. Although 37 women (18.5%) had received violence-related injuries, only 6.5% had reported these injuries to a health-care provider. Victims of spousal violence had poor perceptions of their overall health, and reported pain or discomfort, antidepressant use and suicidal thoughts. Women mostly disagreed with the presented justifications for wife-beating. However, the association between gender attitudes and spousal violence was not significant. The results of this study support calls for integration of education about partner violence into health-care curricula to enhance the access and quality of services.
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Affiliation(s)
- H M Eldoseri
- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Virginia, United States of America
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- College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Virginia, United States of America
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- College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University, Virginia, United States of America
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