scholarly journals Wellness for a Lifetime: Improving Lifestyle Behaviors of Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Populations

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_2) ◽  
pp. S35-S36 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Anderko
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Winsler ◽  
Taylor V. Gara ◽  
Alenamie Alegrado ◽  
Sonia Castro ◽  
Tanya Tavassolie

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Anne Easley

Our world is very culturally and ethnically diverse. Although there is so much beauty in the diversity of our world, the multiplicity of cultures can be very challenging when working to evoke change. Therefore, in an effort to better serve the realities of our environment, this article examines the question, “Is there a need for a different awareness on the part of researchers and/or intervention strategists when working to evoke change within diverse cultures, organizations, and/or communities?” And, equally important, how do we gain this awareness as we engage in change processes? Within the contextual framework of this question, this article also discusses the consequences that can and do emerge when one uses intervention strategies that may be grounded in generalized theory and practice when working within culturally and ethnically diverse populations. It concludes with a posit that suggests the need to evoke a more culturally sensitive approach to change, which is built on the use of discourse strategies that address the individualities of the environments, giving privilege to the diversity and culture.


2006 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 1242-1248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y TSAI ◽  
S CHOUDHRY ◽  
J KHO ◽  
K BECKMAN ◽  
H TSAI ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbey Alkon ◽  
Jeanne M Tschann ◽  
Susan H Ruane ◽  
Mimi Wolff ◽  
Amy Hittner

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Trofholz ◽  
Allan Tate ◽  
Mark Janowiec ◽  
Angela Fertig ◽  
Katie Loth ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is an innovative tool to capture in-the-moment health behaviors as people go about their regular lives. EMA is an ideal tool to measure weight-related behaviors, such as parent feeding practices, stress, and dietary intake, as these occur on a daily basis and vary across time and context. A recent systematic review recommended standardized reporting of EMA design for studies that address weight-related behaviors. OBJECTIVE This manuscript describes in detail the EMA design of the Family Matters study. METHODS Family Matters is an incremental, two-phased, mixed-methods study conducted with a racially/ethnically diverse and immigrant/refugee sample from largely low-income households designed to examine the risk and protective factors for childhood obesity in the home environment. The Family Matters study intentionally recruited White, Black, Hmong, Latino, Native American, and Somali parents with young children. Parents in Phase I of the study completed eight days of EMA on their smart phones, which included 1) signal-contingent surveys (e.g., asking about the parent’s stress at the time of the survey); 2) event-contingent surveys (e.g., descriptions of the meal the child ate); 3) end-of-day surveys (e.g., overall assessment of the child’s day).cribes in detail the EMA design of the Family Matters study. RESULTS A detailed description of EMA strategies, protocols, and methods used in Phase I of the Family Matters study is provided. Compliance with EMA surveys and participant time spent completing EMA surveys is presented, stratified by race/ethnicity. Additionally, lessons learned while conducting Phase I EMA are shared to document how EMA methods were improved and expanded upon for Phase II. CONCLUSIONS Results from this study provide an important next step in identifying best practices for EMA use in assessing weight-related behaviors in the home environment.


2016 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
pp. 528-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Manfra ◽  
Christina Squires ◽  
Laura H. B. Dinehart ◽  
Charles Bleiker ◽  
Suzanne C. Hartman ◽  
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