EXPLORING EARLY LIFE EXPOSURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG NATIVE HAWAIIAN ELDERS
Phoebe Hwang, Samantha Keaulana-Scott, Ilima Ho-Lastimosa, Jane Chung-Do, Kathryn Braun · 2024
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Phoebe Hwang and four co-authors explore how early life shapes elders' activity habits, in this 2024 paper. Native Hawaiians face more barriers to meeting activity guidelines than other groups in the United States, and standard programs often fail to engage them. The team interviewed twenty elders, aged 55 and up, from urban and rural parts of O'ahu.
Three themes stood out. Most elders became active after retirement, but the kind of activity split by where they lived. Childhood barriers also split by hometown type. Gender roles shaped views of exercise across life. Stories of racial discrimination and hard childhood events surfaced most among elders raised in urban areas. The authors say programs should be built around these early norms, and they urge study of how early discrimination affects later health habits.
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| CREATOR | Phoebe Hwang, Samantha Keaulana-Scott, Ilima Ho-Lastimosa, Jane Chung-Do, Kathryn Braun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |