TY  - JOUR
AU  - Chee, Wonshik
AU  - Kim, Sangmi
AU  - Chu, Tsung-Lan
AU  - Tsai, Hsiu-Min
AU  - Ji, Xiaopeng
AU  - Zhang, Jingwen
AU  - Chee, Eunice
AU  - Im, Eun-Ok
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/11/21
TI  - Practical Issues in Developing a Culturally Tailored Physical Activity Promotion Program for Chinese and Korean American Midlife Women: A Pilot Study
JO  - J Med Internet Res
SP  - e303
VL  - 18
IS  - 11
KW  - Web-based intervention
KW  - physical activity
KW  - midlife
KW  - women
KW  - Asian American women
KW  - Korean American women
KW  - Chinese American women
AB  - Background: With advances in computer technologies, Web-based interventions are widely accepted and welcomed by health care providers and researchers. Although the benefits of Web-based interventions on physical activity promotion have been documented, the programs have rarely targeted Asian Americans, including Asian American midlife women. Subsequently, culturally competent Web-based physical activity programs for Asian Americans may be necessary. Objective: The purpose of our study was to explore practical issues in developing and implementing a culturally competent Web-based physical activity promotion program for 2 groups of Asian American women—Chinese American and Korean American midlife women—and to provide implications for future research. Methods: While conducting the study, the research team members wrote individual memos on issues and their inferences on plausible reasons for the issues. The team had group discussions each week and kept the minutes of the discussions. Then, the memos and minutes were analyzed using a content analysis method. Results: We identified practical issues in 4 major idea categories: (1) bilingual translators’ language orientations, (2) cultural sensitivity requirement, (3) low response rate, interest, and retention, and (4) issues in implementation logistics. Conclusions: Based on the issues, we make several suggestions for the use of bilingual translators, motivational strategies, and implementation logistics. 
SN  - 1438-8871
UR  - http://www.jmir.org/2016/11/e303/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6454
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872035
DO  - 10.2196/jmir.6454
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.6454
ER  -