Journal article
Hispanic Male's Perspectives of Health Behaviors Related to Weight Management
American journal of men's health, v 11(5), pp 1547-1559
01 Sep 2017
PMID: 26634854
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Abstract
Hispanic males have the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity among men in the United States; yet are significantly underrepresented in weight loss research. The purpose of the current study was to examine Hispanic male's perspectives of health behaviors related to weight management to refine the methodologies to deliver a gender-sensitive and culturally sensitive weight loss intervention. From October 2014 to April 2015, semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 overweight Hispanic men of ages 18 to 64 years. The interviews lasted approximately 60 minutes. Participants also completed a brief questionnaire and body weight/height were measured. Grounded in a deductive process, a preliminary codebook was developed based on the topics included in the interview guides. A thematic analysis facilitated the identification of inductive themes and the finalization of the codebook used for transcript analysis. Four overarching themes were identified: (a) general health beliefs of how diet and physical activity behaviors affect health outcomes, (b) barriers to healthy eating and physical activity, (c) motivators for change, and (d) viable recruitment and intervention approaches. Future research should examine feasible and appropriate recruitment and intervention strategies identified by Hispanic males to improve weight management in this vulnerable group.
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- Title
- Hispanic Male's Perspectives of Health Behaviors Related to Weight Management
- Creators
- David O. Garcia - University of ArizonaLuis A. Valdez - Arizona State UniversitySteven P. Hooker - Arizona State University
- Publication Details
- American journal of men's health, v 11(5), pp 1547-1559
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- P30CA023074; R25CA078447 / National Cancer Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000415352200022
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85027709910
- Other Identifier
- 991021895713804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health