Development of a Faith-Based Stress Management Intervention in a Rural African American Community

Bryant, Keneshia; Moore, Todd M.; Willis, Nathaniel; Hadden, Kristie

doi:10.1353/cpr.2015.0060

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“…This suggests that other strategies must be employed. 32 However, an alternative approach that employed the concept of a trusted source included ~1,003 Black churches, each setting a recruitment goal based on church attendance. Serving as recruiters, a pastor and a church member shared study information with the congregation and received monetary incentives upon returning the questionnaires.…”

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Best strategies to recruit and enroll elderly Blacks into clinical and biomedical research

Graham¹,

Ngwa²,

Ntekim³

et al. 2017

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BackgroundHistorically, Blacks have been disproportionately underrepresented in clinical trials. Outcomes associated with low Blacks’ participation in research include poor understanding of the predictors and treatment of the disease, increasing health disparities, poor health equity, and suboptimal wellness of the nation as a whole. To address this gap in research participation, we analyzed our recruitment data to identify the most effective strategies for enrolling older Blacks in clinical trials.MethodsData used in these analyses were obtained from 3,266 potential volunteers, ages 50 or older, who completed a Mini-Mental State Exam as part of recruitment and screening for various clinical studies on Alzheimer’s disease. In order to determine the most effective strategies for engaging Blacks in clinical research, we used tests of proportion to assess significant differences in recruitment sources, counts, and percentages for optimal recruitment strategies by gender. Finally, we employed regression analyses to confirm our findings.ResultsOf the total 3,266 screened, 2,830 Black volunteers were identified for further analysis. Overall, more women than men (73.8% vs 26.2%) participated in our recruitment activities. However, a significantly higher proportion of men than women were engaged through family (3.86% vs 1.30%, p=0.0004) and referral sources (5.89% vs 2.59%, p=0.0005). Compared to other sources for recruitment, we encountered a higher proportion of volunteers at health fairs (42.95%), and through advertisements (14.97%). In our sample, years of education and age did not appear to influence the likelihood of an encounter, screening, and potential participation.ConclusionOur findings indicate Black men and women in our sample were predominantly recruited from health fairs and through advertisements tailored to their health needs and interests. Conversely, we mostly engaged Black men through family referrals and persons known to them, indicating a need for trust in their decision to engage study personnel and/or participate in clinical trials.

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Ntekim³

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“…While Black’s average scores for trust in religious organizations were near the midpoint of the scale, indicating only moderate levels of trust, our unadjusted and adjusted findings showed that Blacks had higher levels of trust in religious organizations compared to Whites, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and Others. Previous research shows that faith-based organizations and institutions may serve as credible sources of health information and resources for Blacks (Bryant, Moore, Willis, & Hadden, 2015; Sattin et al, 2016; Tanner et al., 2016; Tettey, Duran, Andersen, & Boutin-Foster, 2016). Our findings add to the literature by showing that compared to other racial/ethnic groups, Black respondents display higher levels of trust in religious organizations in specifically providing tobacco health information.…”

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Tobacco Information Seeking and Information Sources: Findings From the 2015 Health Information National Trends Survey

Nguyen¹,

Robinson²,

O’Brien³

et al. 2017

Journal of Health Communication

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This article describes sources of health information, types of tobacco information sought, and trust in sources of tobacco information among U.S. racial/ethnic groups (Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and Other). Cross-sectional data (N = 3,788) from a nationally representative survey, HINTS-FDA 2015, were analyzed to examine unadjusted and adjusted associations between race/ethnicity and (a) first source of health information, (b) tobacco information seeking, and (c) trust in sources of tobacco information. Adjusted associations controlled for current tobacco product use and sociodemographic variables. Findings indicated that the Internet was the most common first source of health information while health care providers were the second most common source for all racial/ethnic groups. Tobacco-related health information seeking was more prevalent than other tobacco product information seeking. Unadjusted analyses indicated that a higher proportion of Whites sought other tobacco product information compared to Asians and Pacific Islanders. Trust was rated highest for doctors while trust for health organizations was rated second highest. Asians and Pacific Islanders had higher trust in the government compared to all other groups. Blacks had higher trust in religious organizations compared to all other groups besides Hispanics. Blacks had higher trust for tobacco companies compared to Whites and Other. Many of these differences were attenuated in adjusted analyses. This research has implications for tobacco control practice and policymaking by identifying potential dissemination strategies.

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“…A parallel line of work is exploring ways that congregational leadership may develop programmatic strategies for the transmission of health-related messages emphasizing sexual health and regular health screening (Brown and Cowart 2018; Powell et al 2017; White et al 2020). Additionally, several studies have highlighted the mental health benefits that accrue to members of disadvantaged communities, often persons of color, who are able to access faith-based support systems (Bryant et al 2014; Bryant et al 2015; Taylor et al 2000; Williams et al 2014). Continuing the focus on aging populations, Krause and Hayward (2012) have provided evidence of positive associations between pastoral emotional support, beliefs in God's ability to alleviate personal burdens and a greater sense of hopefulness in late life.…”

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Is it the Sermon or the Choir? Pastoral Support, Congregant Support, and Worshiper Mental Health

Acevedo

DeAngelis

Farrell

et al. 2022

Review of Religious Research

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Background Although religious involvement tends to be associated with improved mental health, additional work is needed to identify the specific aspects of religious practice that are associated with positive mental health outcomes. Our study advances the literature by investigating how two unique forms of religious social support are associated with mental health. Purpose We explore whether support received in religious settings from fellow congregants or religious leaders is associated with participants’ mental health. We address questions that are not only of interest to religion scholars, but that may also inform religious leaders and others whose work involves understanding connections between religious factors and psychological outcomes within religious communities. Methods We test several hypotheses using original data from the “Mental Health in Congregations Study (2017–2019)”, a survey of Christian and Jewish congregants from South Texas and the Washington DC area (N = 1882). Surveys were collected using both paper and online surveys and included an extensive battery of religious and mental health measures. Results Congregant support has more robust direct associations with mental health outcomes than faith leader support. Increased congregant support is significantly associated (p < 0.001) with fewer symptoms of psychological distress (β = − 0.168), anxiety (β = − 0.159), and anger (β = − 0.190), as well as greater life satisfaction (β = 0.269) and optimism (β = 0.283). However, faith leader support moderates these associations such that congregant support is associated with better mental health only in cases where faith leader support is also high. When leader support is low, congregant support and mental health are not associated. Conclusions and Implications At the conceptual level, our study adds to an extensive literature on the relationship between religious social support and mental health. Additionally, our work may provide important insights to religious leadership in terms of communications strategies, services, and resources that might enhance overall congregant mental health and well-being.

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Development of a Faith-Based Stress Management Intervention in a Rural African American Community

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Best strategies to recruit and enroll elderly Blacks into clinical and biomedical research

Best strategies to recruit and enroll elderly Blacks into clinical and biomedical research

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Tobacco Information Seeking and Information Sources: Findings From the 2015 Health Information National Trends Survey

Is it the Sermon or the Choir? Pastoral Support, Congregant Support, and Worshiper Mental Health

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