Table 5.
Physical activity advice: practices and beliefs of health and recreational professionals (HRPs) dealing with multiethnic socio-economically disadvantaged (SED) mothers in three regions of Canada
| Below are some statements about advising multi ethnic SED mothers about physical activity and exercise for their general health and well-being. For each statement, please mark your level of agreement. |
% Strongly agree |
% Agree |
% Neutral |
% Disagree |
% Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whenever I am dealing with a SED mother, I always promote the general benefits of physical activity. |
26 |
39 |
26 |
9 |
0 |
| I feel confident to advise SED mothers about the levels of physical activity recommended for health gain. |
48 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aside from exercise prescribed for treatment purposes, I feel confident that I can help SED mothers set goals and develop a plan to maintain a regular physical activity program. |
13 |
65 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| I can help SED mothers to overcome the barriers they have to establishing a regular physical activity program. |
21 |
54 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| I don’t think that I can influence the level of participation in general physical activity among SED mothers. |
0 |
25 |
8 |
38 |
29 |
|
Below are some statements about physical activity. For each statement, please mark your level of agreement. |
|
|
|
|
|
| To improve your health it is essential to do moderate to vigorous exercise for at least 20 minutes, 3 times a week. |
35 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Exercise doesn’t have to be done all at once – blocks of 10 minutes are okay to improve your fitness level. |
12 |
70 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
| Half an hour of brisk walking on most days of the week is enough physical activity to improve your health. | 61 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Range of responses (n = 23–25 respondents).