Incorporating religion and spirituality into the design of community-based physical activity programs for African American women: a qualitative inquiry.
Incorporating religion and spirituality into the design of community-based physical activity programs for African American women: a qualitative inquiry.
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DOI：
10.1186/s13104-017-2830-3
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发表时间：
2017-10-23
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Keller C
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作者：
Joseph RP;Ainsworth BE;Mathis L;Hooker SP;Keller C
对于如何将宗教和精神层面的各个方面纳入在宗教机构之外开展的社区体育活动项目，相关研究有限。本研究的目的是从质性角度探究在为非裔美国女性设计在非基于信仰或与信仰相关场所之外开展的社区体育活动项目时，如何利用精神性和宗教。
对23名非裔美国女性（平均年龄 = 37.8岁，平均身体质量指数 = 39.6千克/平方米）进行了三个焦点小组访谈。结果显示，将精神性的各个方面（即鼓励与更高力量建立联系的话语、冥想、身心活动）纳入体育活动项目在参与者中得到了普遍接受，无论其宗教信仰如何。相比之下，纳入宗教概念（即《圣经》经文和/或宗教领袖的语录）存在争议，并且不被无宗教信仰的女性所推荐。研究结果表明，在开发不在基于信仰或与信仰相关场所开展的社区体育活动干预措施时，研究人员应避免提及特定的宗教信仰。相反，干预措施应关注精神性，并强调体育活动与非裔美国女性的内心以及她与更高力量的联系之间的身心关系。
试验注册：ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02823379。2016年7月1日注册
Limited research has examined how aspects of religion and spirituality can be incorporated into community-based physical activity programs delivered outside of religious institutions. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore how spirituality and religion can be leveraged in the design of community-based physical activity programs for African American women delivered outside of faith-based or faith-placed settings. Three focus groups were conducted were conducted with 23 African American women (M age = 37.8 years, M BMI = 39.6 kg m2). Results showed that incorporating aspects of spirituality (i.e., words encouraging connectedness to a higher power, meditation, mind–body activities) into a physical activity program was universally accepted among participants, regardless of religious affiliation. In contrast, including concepts of religion (i.e., bible verses and/or quotes from religious leaders) was controversial and not recommended among women who did not identify with a religious faith. Findings indicate that when developing community-based physical activity interventions that will not be delivered through faith-based or faith-placed settings, researchers should avoid references to specific religious beliefs. Instead, interventions should focus on spirituality and emphasize the mind–body relationship between physical activity and an African American women’s inner-being and her connectedness with a higher power. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02823379. Registered July 1, 2016