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Table 3 Participantsā€™ evaluations on three different materials used to promote physical activity among adults and older adults in terms of clarity and content. Information presented as mean and standard deviation

From: The need to modify physical activity messages to better speak to older African American women: a pilot study

Material

Active focus group

Sedentary focus group

p-value*

(nā€‰=ā€‰5)

(nā€‰=ā€‰5)

Physical activity guidelines

2.1 (.74)

2 (0.70)

.841

Be active your way

3.4 (.42)

3.8 (.83)

.548

Exercise and physical activity

4.7 (.27)

5 (0)

.151

  1. Scale: (1ā€‰=ā€‰poor and 5ā€‰=ā€‰excellent); *p-value for Mann Whitney U-test