Nice to Your Heart: A Pilot Community-Based Intervention to Improve Heart Health Behaviours in Urban Residents

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Stephanie R.; Walker, Alia; Abdul-Latif, Safiyah; Maurer, Laurie; Masunungure, Daniel; Tedaldi, Ellen; Patterson, Freda
Titel	Nice to Your Heart: A Pilot Community-Based Intervention to Improve Heart Health Behaviours in Urban Residents
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 75 (2016) 3, S.306-317 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896915577400
Schlagwörter	Health Behavior; Pilot Projects; Community Programs; Intervention; Metabolism; Urban Population; African Americans; Adults; Nutrition Instruction; Dance Education; Health Related Fitness; Attendance; Health Promotion; Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Demography; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Stoffwechsel; Stadtbevölkerung; Afroamerikaner; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Dance; Education; Tanzerziehung; Gesundheitssport; Gesundheitstraining; Anwesenheit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Demografie; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Objective: Efforts to improve cardiovascular health among adult African American populations, particularly through organised physical activity, have met with limited success. This study pilot-tested a novel soul line dancing and nutrition education programme ("Nice to Your Heart") that was designed and implemented as part of an academic community-based collaboration. Design: Eight, 2-hour sessions were delivered to 38 eligible and consenting participants. Each session included 60?minutes of soul line dancing and up to 30?minutes of nutrition education. Methods: The outcomes of programme attendance including days physically active and fruit and vegetable consumption in the last week, as well as blood pressure, were assessed. Results: In all, 58% of the sample (N?=?13) attended five or more sessions, with women and those not currently employed more likely to achieve high attendance. Improvements in days active in the last week (t?=?-8.69, p?<?0.01) and fruit consumption (t?=?-0.03, p?=?0.04) were observed. Conclusion: These data show that this culturally sensitive programme of soul line dancing and nutrition education was well received and had positive indications for improved cardiovascular health in a high-risk group. A fully controlled trial is warranted to determine programme effectiveness. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01