Computer-Based Physical Activity Advice for Ethnic Minority Aging Adults

Inclusion Criteria:1. Spanish or English-speaking Latino men or women 2. Greater than or
equal to 55 years of age 3. No plans to move within the next year 4. Inactive (have not
engaged in moderate-intensity or more vigorous physical activity, > 3 days per week for at
least 20 min per day) within last 6-months 5. Able to participate in study intervention and
assessments at the community-based location 6. Willing to be randomly assigned to either
study arm (Year 02) Exclusion Criteria:1. Any medical condition or disorder that would
limit participation in moderate intensity physical activity (such as sustained walking),
including life-threatening disorders, myocardial ischemia, and major functional
disabilities in the orthopedic area 2. Not stable on their medications, including hormone
replacement therapy, for 3 months 3. Severe depressive symptomatology (score > 16 on the
18-item Spanish version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [CES-D]);
English version used when indicated 4. Gross levels of dementia (score< 23 on the Folstein
Mini-Mental State Exam) 5. Inability to complete a face-to-face training session with the
embodied conversational agent (ECA) program