Culturally Specific Dance to Reduce Obesity in African American Women
Culturally Specific Dance to Reduce Obesity in African American Women
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DOI：
10.1177/1524839908323520
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发表时间：
2010-07-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Gary, Faye A.
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作者：
Murrock, Carolyn J.;Gary, Faye A.
这篇文章提供了一种文化特异性舞蹈干预的证据，通过测量非裔美国妇女的体脂和体重指数（BMI）来减少肥胖。与两个非裔美国人教会建立了一个社区伙伴关系，以制定一项干预措施来解决肥胖问题。特定文化的舞蹈干预每周进行两次，持续8周，由实验组参与者选择福音音乐编排，由一名非裔美国妇女教授。在三个时间点对体脂和BMI进行评估，发现两组之间存在显著差异。参加至少7节课就足以显示观察到的剂量效应并且通过了解她们作为非裔美国妇女的角色发现干预是有文化特殊性的。这种社区伙伴关系是一种有效的方式，可以促进以教会为基础的、具有文化特色的舞蹈干预，以改善非裔美国妇女的健康。
This article provides evidence of a culturally specific dance intervention to decrease obesity as measured by body fat and body mass index (BMI) in African American women. A community partnership was formed with two African American churches to develop an intervention to address the issue of obesity. The culturally specific dance intervention was delivered two times per week for 8 weeks, choreographed to gospel music selected by the experimental group participants, and taught by an African American woman. Body fat and BMI were assessed at three time points and revealed significant differences between the two groups. Attending a minimum of 7 classes was enough to show an observed dose effect and the intervention was found to be culturally specific by understanding their roles as African American women. This community partnership was an effective way to promote a church-based, culturally specific dance intervention to improve the health of African American women.