Beliefs and Behaviors Related to Physical Activity in Black Girls With Asthma
Despite personal and structural barriers to PA, Black girls with asthma view PA as important for physical and social wellbeing. Mothers/female caregivers play a major role in motivating and creating opportunities for PA. Our findings inform efforts to promote PA in a vulnerable yet understudied population, including expanding asthma management education and leveraging mother-daughter relationships to facilitate engagement in PA.
Authors
- Shelby L. Langer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6034-1830)
- Anna Volerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7406-1098)
- Ellen L. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5112-4817)
- Sharmilee Maria Nyenhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7381-9733)
- Aero Cavalier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1020-2510)
- Nora Spadoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8367-3946)
- Deborah Salvo
Institutions
- Austin College (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71497
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities