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Heart and soul physical activity program: social support outcomes
Jane Anthony Peterson1, Bernice C Yates, Melody Hertzog
1University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA. petersonja@umkc.edu
American Journal of Health Behavior
|February 5, 2008
Summary
The Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program (HSPAP) successfully boosted social support, including tangible and esteem support, and increased the number of physical activity supporters among women.
Area of Science:
- Social epidemiology
- Behavioral science
- Public health interventions
Background:
- Social support is crucial for health behavior change.
- Interventions promoting physical activity often incorporate social support components.
- Midlife women may benefit from targeted social support for physical activity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of the Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program (HSPAP) on various domains of social support.
- To determine if HSPAP enhances perceived and received social support.
- To assess changes in the number of physical activity supporters following the intervention.
Main Methods:
- An experimental, repeated-measures, nested-design study was conducted.
- The church-based Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program (HSPAP) served as the social support intervention.
- A comparison group was included to assess intervention effects.
Main Results:
- HSPAP participants showed significantly greater increases in perceived appraisal and esteem support compared to the control group.
- Participants in the HSPAP group reported higher levels of received tangible support.
- A notable increase in the number of physical activity supporters was observed in the HSPAP group, with a borderline significant rise in received appraisal support.
Conclusions:
- The Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program (HSPAP) effectively enhanced multiple dimensions of social support in midlife women.
- The intervention successfully increased the number of individuals providing support for physical activity.
- Findings support the use of social support interventions like HSPAP to promote physical activity in women.
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