Barriers and Facilitators to Being Physically Active on a Rural U.S. Northern Plains American Indian Reservation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Subjects
2.2. Nominal Group Technique
2.3. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Summary of Responses to Barrier Question
3.3. Summary of Responses to Facilitator Question
Barrier Responses | Voting | Sum of Votes |
---|---|---|
Jobs | 4, 5, 5, 5, 5 | 24 |
Time | 2, 5, 5, 2, 4 | 18 |
No access to gym | 4, 4, 3 | 11 |
Being on computer all day | 3, 3 | 6 |
Taking care of children all the time | 3, 2 | 5 |
Family functions | 2, 3 | 5 |
There are places to go walking but because of dogs may attack | 4 | 4 |
Single parent | 4 | 4 |
Tired after working coking for kids and get tired after eating | 3, 1 | 4 |
Watch to much tv a lot of movies | 1, 1, 2 | 4 |
Transportation | 2, 1 | 3 |
Long winter months can’t do any walking with all the snow | 1 | 1 |
Cost | 1 | 1 |
Education | 0 | |
Appointments | 0 | |
People smoking too much | 0 | |
Sickness | 0 | |
Watching regular programs on TV | 0 | |
Washing clothes, daily duties, can’t do what you want to do | 0 | |
Looking forward sporting events on TV | 0 | |
Both diabetic don’t know how much exercise to get don’t want to over do it | 0 |
Facilitator Responses | Voting | Sum of Votes |
---|---|---|
Outdoors | 5, 4 | 9 |
Going walking with my kids | 4, 5 | 9 |
Feel good when I workout | 4, 5 | 9 |
Bike path is available | 3, 5, 1 | 9 |
I have to for my heart | 2, 4 | 6 |
Casino swimming pool | 5 | 5 |
Rec. is always open | 2, 3 | 5 |
Having a bike | 4 | 4 |
I know it’s good for me | 3, 1 | 4 |
Parks | 3, 1 | 4 |
Sully Hill is always available | 2 | 4 |
Good pair of shoes | 3 | 3 |
Hand weights | 2 | 2 |
Anytime fitness is always open | 1 | 1 |
Working | 1 | 1 |
I enjoy softball and going to my kid’s games | 0 | |
Lower my diabetes | 0 | |
Casino fitness room | 0 |
4. Discussion
Limitations and Strengths
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Jahns, L.; McDonald, L.R.; Wadsworth, A.; Morin, C.; Liu, Y. Barriers and Facilitators to Being Physically Active on a Rural U.S. Northern Plains American Indian Reservation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 12053-12063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111112053
Jahns L, McDonald LR, Wadsworth A, Morin C, Liu Y. Barriers and Facilitators to Being Physically Active on a Rural U.S. Northern Plains American Indian Reservation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014; 11(11):12053-12063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111112053
Chicago/Turabian StyleJahns, Lisa, Leander R. McDonald, Ann Wadsworth, Charles Morin, and Yan Liu. 2014. "Barriers and Facilitators to Being Physically Active on a Rural U.S. Northern Plains American Indian Reservation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11, no. 11: 12053-12063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111112053