Culturally adapting a physical activity intervention for Somali women: the need for theory and innovation to promote equity

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 6-15

  Murray, Kate E ^a,b   Ermias, Azieb ^c   Lung, Amber ^d   Mohamed, Amina Sheik ^e   Ellis, B Heidi ^f   Linke, Sarah ^a   Kerr, Jacqueline ^a   Bowen, Deborah J ^g   Marcus, Bess H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Health Management Academy   (United States)

^d CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Cultural adaptation; Health disparities; Physical activity interventions; Refugee research; Translational research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; SOMALI (PEOPLE); TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOMALIA; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ADULT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOMALIA;

EID: 85015742498     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0436-2     Document Type: Article

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