Lunch ‘N’ Learn with Laurie Kennedy-Malone (Nursing) and Jaclyn Mahler (Kinesiology)

Feasibility, Validity, and Acceptability of a Physical Activity Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Among Minority Older Adults

Minority older adults are understudied in health behavior research. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a real-time data capture methodology in which participants’ current behaviors and experiences are repeatedly sampled in real time, in their natural environments. EMA approaches likely enhance ecological validity, reduce recall biases, and allow examination of temporal processes that influence behavior in real-world contexts. Therefore, EMA can provide novel insights into the prediction and modeling of health behaviors; however, EMA has not been used to study physical activity or sedentary behavior among minority older adults. This presentation will highlight the feasibility, validity, and acceptability of a 7-day EMA protocol with ambulatory monitoring to assess minority older adults’ physical activity and sedentary behavior. Our approach to recruitment strategies that targeted older minority adults utilizing established university-based gerontology connections, G.R.O.W.T.H. partnerships and cultivating research participants to serve as study ambassadors will be briefly discussed.

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