在贝克萨尔县社区内识别身体活动和炼的障碍
Michael D Shaffer1, Virgil DeMario1, Bailie Moorhead1
1Department of Applied Biomedical Sciences, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio, USA.
Cureus
|May 19, 2025
概括
身体活动 (PA) 提供了许多健康益处,但许多成年人面临着障碍. 在贝克萨尔县,残疾,有家属或生活在东北地区增加了PA障碍,而年龄较大降低了它们.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 运动科学 运动科学
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 身体活动 (PA) 对心血管,代谢,心理和自身免疫健康至关重要.
- 很大一部分人口未能满足推的PA指南,需要进行障碍调查.
- 较低的PA水平与不良的健康结果相关,特别是在长期疾病率高的地区,如德克萨斯州贝克萨斯县.
研究的目的:
- 调查德克萨斯州贝克萨斯县成年人身体活动 (PA) 的具体障碍.
- 确定与PA障碍相关的人口和区域因素.
- 为增加PA参与和改善社区健康提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 一项电子调查对居住在贝克萨县的220名成年人 (18至99岁) 进行.
- 该调查评估了PA障碍的各个领域,生成了总障碍得分 (TBS).
- 统计分析检查了人口统计因素 (年龄,残疾,家属,种族,地区) 和TBS之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 年龄与TBS相反相关 (p=0.015),而残疾 (p=0.002),家庭依赖者 (p=0.002) 和居住在东北部地区 (p=0.022) 与TBS增加正相关.
- 非洲裔美国人报告了更高的安全障碍.
- 残疾人报告健康障碍增加,老年人报告时间相关障碍减少.
结论:
- 人口和地区因素显著影响贝克萨尔县体育活动的障碍.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施来解决特定的障碍,例如非洲裔美国人的安全和残疾人的健康.
- 了解和减轻这些障碍可以加强PA的参与,改善该地区的人口健康结果.
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