Journal article
Developing a "Tailor-Made" Precision Lifestyle Medicine Intervention for Weight Control among Middle-aged Latino Men
Ethnicity & disease, v 30(Suppl 1), pp 203-210
2020
PMID: 32269462
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Abstract
To identify what is important to middle-aged Latino men and their personal goals and values as foundations for a future precision lifestyle medicine intervention that is rooted in Self-Determination Theory.
We used a phenomenological, thematic approach to analyze data from 20 semi-structured, individual interviews with Latino men aged 35-60 years.
Community-based settings between November 2017 and May 2018 in South Florida.
Latino or Hispanic men who were aged 35-60 years. The mean age of the men was 49.8 years.
Two key themes emerged: a) the characteristics that these men say define what it means to be a man; and b) the characteristics that these men say define what is important to them. "What defines a man" includes three primary subthemes: a) the attributes, characteristics and behaviors that participants understood to be ideals that a man should embody and the roles he should fulfill; b) lessons learned growing up about what it means to be a man; and c) how Latino men relate to the ideal of machismo. "What defines me" includes the subthemes: a) comparing themselves with the ideal of machismo; b) caring for family and others; and c) supporting and modeling positive behavior for their children.
We found key candidate mechanisms that may be novel yet critical foundations on which to build a precision lifestyle medicine intervention for Latino men. We identified actionable psychosocial factors that map onto motivational constructs that can shape behaviors that are essential for weight control and be a useful foundation for improving the health of middle-aged Latino men.
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- Title
- Developing a "Tailor-Made" Precision Lifestyle Medicine Intervention for Weight Control among Middle-aged Latino Men
- Creators
- Derek M Griffith - Vanderbilt UniversityEmily C Jaeger - Men's Health ForumLuis A Valdez - University of Massachusetts AmherstNatasha Schaefer Solle - University of MiamiDavid O Garcia - University of ArizonaLeah R Alexander - Meharry Medical College
- Publication Details
- Ethnicity & disease, v 30(Suppl 1), pp 203-210
- Grant note
- U54 MD010722 / NIMHD NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000523318600010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083197790
- Other Identifier
- 991021895813504721
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