Factors Influencing Physical Activity Participation among Midlife Immigrant Women: A Systematic Review

Ping Zou, Zeest Kadri, Jing Shao, Xiyi Wang, Yan Luo, Hui Zhang and Ananya Banerjee
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Ping Zou: School of Nursing, Nipissing University, 222 St. Patrick Street, Suite 618, Toronto, ON M5T 1V4, Canada
Zeest Kadri: Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street, West Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
Jing Shao: Faculty of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xiyi Wang: School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chongqing Road, Huangpu, Shanghai 200025, China
Yan Luo: Faculty of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi’an 710061, China
Hui Zhang: Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
Ananya Banerjee: School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, 772 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-25

Abstract: Immigrant women are less likely to be physically active and face many barriers to participation in physical activity. This systematic review aims to identify the influencing factors and adaption approaches of physical activity interventions among midlife immigrant women. A systematic literature search was performed using various databases, such as MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL, in February 2021. Studies were included if they investigated midlife immigrant women participating in physical activity interventions and were published in an English peer-reviewed journal in or after 2000. Twenty-two papers were included in this review. Guided by the Ecosocial theory, thematic analysis was utilized for data analysis. Among midlife immigrant women, influencing factors associated with physical activity participation included individual factors (a lack of time, current health status, motivation, and a lack of proficiency in various life skills), familial factors (familial support and seasonality), and community factors (social support and neighbourhood environment). The appropriate adaptation of physical activity interventions included adjustments in language, physical activity intensity, physical activity duration, logistical intervention adjustments and other potential technology-based adjustments. The findings can inform community stakeholders, healthcare professionals and researchers to design appropriate physical activity interventions that meet the needs of midlife immigrant women and improve their health outcomes.

Keywords: physical activity; participation; midlife; immigrant; women; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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