米国コミュニティヘルスワーカーにおける身体活動に関する知識
Ana Selzer1, Andiara Schwingel1, Pedro C Hallal1
1Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
Journal of physical activity & health
|December 30, 2025
まとめ
コミュニティヘルスワーカー(CHW)は、クライアントに身体活動(PA)を推奨しているにもかかわらず、PAガイドラインに関する知識は限られている。CHWのPAガイドラインに関する教育を強化することは、地域住民の健康増進に不可欠である。
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生
- 健康増進
- 地域保健
背景:
- 成人における身体活動(PA)ガイドラインの認識は低い。
- コミュニティヘルスワーカー(CHW)は、過小評価されている集団における健康増進に不可欠である。
- PAガイドラインに関するCHWの知識に関するデータは限られている。
研究 の 目的:
- コミュニティヘルスワーカー(CHW)の身体活動(PA)ガイドラインに関する知識と認識を評価すること。
- 推奨されるPA量のCHWの理解におけるギャップを特定すること。
主な方法:
- 全国規模の調査を108人のCHWに実施した。
- 質問票は、疾病予防健康増進局のPAガイドラインに関する知識と認識を評価した。
- 人口統計学的データとPAガイドラインの知識スコアを収集した。
主要な成果:
- CHWの77.6%が身体活動(PA)を推奨していたにもかかわらず、CHWの38%しかPAガイドラインに精通していなかった。
- 推奨されるPA量(中強度、高強度、筋力強化)の理解には、平均的な知識スコアが低く、有意なギャップがあった。
- PAガイドラインへの精通度は、量別質問での正答率と相関していた。
結論:
- CHWの間には、PAガイドラインに関する知識のギャップが著しく存在する。
- CHWに対するPAガイドラインの教育の増加は、PAを促進する上での有効性を高める可能性がある。
- 将来の研究では、CHW教育の強化が地域住民のPAレベルに与える影響を調査すべきである。
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