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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Physical Activity Barriers and Assets in Rural Appalachian Kentucky: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Natalie Jones, Deirdre Dlugonski, Rachel Gillespie, Emily DeWitt, Joann Lianekhammy, Stacey Slone, Kathryn M Cardarelli

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Built and natural environment correlates of physical activity of adults living in rural areas: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024
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  2. Degree of rurality moderates the association of sedentary time with cognitive function in rural patients with cardiac diseases and depressive symptoms.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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  3. "Everything cannot be handled virtually": Understanding intention and use of digital health technologies among rural adults and rural cancer survivors.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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  6. Linking Urban Planning, Community Environment, and Physical Activity: A Socio-Ecological Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Natalie JonesFamily and Consumer Sciences Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Deirdre DlugonskiSports Medicine Research Institute, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Rachel GillespieFamily and Consumer Sciences Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1860-6652
Emily DeWittFamily and Consumer Sciences Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Joann LianekhammyFamily and Consumer Sciences Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Stacey SloneDepartment of Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4355-7672
Kathryn M CardarelliDepartment of Health, Behavior & Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40504, USA.

Funding

Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR001998 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI HARTMANN, KATHERINE E, KERN, PHILIP A · 2016 to 2025
$34.2M
CDC HHS 1NU58DP0065690100NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001998
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is an increasing public health concern in the U.S. and a contributor to chronic illness, with trends revealing a rise in adult obesity and chronic disease rates among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations, including those in rural communities. A mixed-methods approach was used to examine perspectives on perceived physical activity barriers, resources, and level of community support. Researchers utilized the socioecological model to examine the multiple domains that support physical activity in rural Appalachia. The present study focuses on baseline data, including a cohort survey to assess physical activity, health status, and barriers to physical activity, and five focus groups with elected community leaders, community residents, members, and key stakeholders to assess perspectives on physical activity barriers and resources within the county. The cohort survey sample (

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ExerciseRural PopulationAdultAppalachian RegionFocus GroupsHumansKentuckycommunity-based participatory researchphysical activityruralsocioecological model

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PMID34300097
PMCPMC8303275

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