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Understanding physical activity from a cultural-contextual lens

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Rio, Carielle Joy, Saligan, Leorey N.·2023·Frontiers in Public Health
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1223919PMC PMC10436229
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This paper aims to emphasize the need to acknowledge unique cultural and contextual meanings of physical activity to improve health outcomes in different communities. Leininger’s Sunrise Model was used as the theoretical base to understand the complex cultural and contextual factors that influence physical activity. Beliefs and practices surrounding physical activity are influenced by a variety of cultural and contextual factors. Providing culturally relevant contexts to the meaning of physical activity allows opportunities for improving policies or programs that would engage individuals and communities in physical activity in culturally meaningful ways. Incorporating cultural and contextual factors is critical to promote physical activity, especially in minority and vulnerable communities.

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  • Culturally tailored PA programs are associated with improved mental health outcomes by promoting a sense of identity and community.

    “Previous research has also shown that culturally tailored PA programs are associated with improved mental health outcomes by promoting a sense of identity and community [44].”

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    The 'Family and kinship' section says that networking with people from the same cultural background can motivate participation in physical activity, and the 'Ethnohistory' section advocates culturally meaningful programs for improving overall health. Neither section reports improved mental health outcomes from culturally tailored programs or identifies a sense of identity and community as the mechanism; the claim is more specific than the paper supports. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Rio, C. J., & Saligan, L. N.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Saligan, Leorey N.
ORCID
Venue
Frontiers in Public Health
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2023-08-04
Volume
11
Pages
1223919-1223919
ISSN
2296-2565 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1223919
PMC
PMC10436229
OpenAlex
W4385581413
Cited by
63
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 8
FWCI
2.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Frontiers in Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Nursing Research
  • NHLBI Division of Intramural Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Competency in Health Care
Keywords
physical activity, cultural context, Sunrise Model, Leininger, cultural beliefs, minority groups, vulnerable populations, health promotion, culturally sensitive interventions, health disparities
MeSH terms
Healthy Lifestyle, Culture, Health Promotion, Humans, Minority Groups, Exercise, Policy

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