Improving Cardiovascular Health Among African-Americans Through Mobile Health: the FAITH! App Pilot Study

Brewer, LaPrincess C; Hayes, Sharonne N.; Jenkins, Sarah M.; Lackore, Kandace A.; Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki; Cooper, Lisa A.; Patten, Christi A.

doi:10.1007/s11606-019-04936-5

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“…Only two studies evaluated changes in all LS7 components [ 52 , 53 ]. These interventions were related to the faith-based nutrition and exercise program conducted in AA churches in Minnesota: “Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health [FAITH!…”

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“…These interventions were related to the faith-based nutrition and exercise program conducted in AA churches in Minnesota: “Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health [FAITH! ].” [ 52 , 53 ] Overall, twenty-seven (50%) studies targeted more than one LS7 metric. Such interventions, with > 1 LS7 metric, were more likely than not (70%) to have statistically significant improvements in outcome measures.…”

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Community-engaged and community-based participatory research to promote American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 among African American adults: A systematic review

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Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and African Americans (AA) have a disproportionately greater burden of CVD as compared to Whites. The American Heart Association (AHA) Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) framework outlines goals for attaining ideal cardiovascular health. Yet, there is a lack of evidence summarizing best practices to maximize LS7 attainment. The objective of the present study was to systematically review the extant peer-reviewed literature on community-engaged and community-based participatory research (CBPR) aimed at improving one or more LS7 metrics among AA. Methods PubMed, CINAHL, and Embase databases were searched. We included articles that reported quantitative results for one or more of the following LS7 metrics: physical activity, diet, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, smoking, and glycemia. We included analyses with a greater than 50% AA study population focused on adults (≥18 years of age). Results Of the 1008 unique studies identified, 54 met inclusion criteria; 27 of which were randomized controlled trials. 50% of studies assessed more than one LS7 metric but only two studies evaluated all seven of the LS7 metrics. No studies had a high proportion of AA males. 40 studies improved at least one LS7 metric at the study end-point. Formative research was used in many studies to guide intervention design. Studies were of varying quality, but overall rated “fair” using a modified approach to the National Institute of Health quality assessment tool. Conclusion There is insufficient data to recommend a specific community-engaged or CBPR intervention to improve attainment of LS7 metrics among AA. Future studies using rigorous methodology with increased gender diversity and utilizing the AHA LS7 framework are required to establish a validated program to improve LS7 in AAs.

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Community-engaged and community-based participatory research to promote American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 among African American adults: A systematic review

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“…12 AAs are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than their white counterparts, and at younger ages. 17,[29][30][31] Therefore, it is likely that cancer survivors, regardless of their cancer type, who continue to smoke will succumb to either cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease if they survive their initial cancer. The period around a cancer diagnosis may represent an important window of opportunity, or a "teachable moment," to promote tobacco cessation, for the sake of improving not only their probability of cancer survival, but also their overall health.…”

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“…Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, particularly among current smokers 12 . AAs are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than their white counterparts, and at younger ages 17,29–31 . Therefore, it is likely that cancer survivors, regardless of their cancer type, who continue to smoke will succumb to either cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease if they survive their initial cancer.…”

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Continued smoking in African American cancer survivors: The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors Cohort

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“…For example, culturally adapted IMIs yielded beneficial results for individuals with NCDs, namely obesity, CVDs and diabetes. [42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] While the number of studies regarding culturally adapted IMIs is increasing, it is important to explore these studies' effectiveness and herewith contribute to the development of evidence-based culturally adapted IMIs to promote health behaviours in these underserved populations. Unlike previous reviews, we aim to investigate in a systematic review and meta-analysis whether IMIs can be provided effectively to diverse populations if they are culturally adapted.…”

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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of culturally adapted internet- and mobile-based health promotion interventions

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IntroductionHigh rates of immigration pose challenges for the healthcare systems of many countries to offer high-quality care to diverse populations. Advancing health interventions with incorporating the cultural background of diverse populations can be helpful to overcome this challenge. First studies suggest that culturally diverse populations might benefit from culturally adapted internet-based and mobile-based interventions (IMI) to promote health behaviours. However, the effectiveness of culturally adapted IMIs for health promotion interventions has not been evaluated systematically. Therefore, the aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness of culturally adapted IMIs regarding health promotion. Additionally, the cultural adaptation features of these interventions will be outlined.Methods and analysisRandomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effectiveness of culturally adapted IMIs to promote health behaviours in the field of healthy eating, smoking cessation, alcohol consumption, physical activity and sexual health behaviour will be identified via a systematic search of the databases MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CENTRAL. The preliminary search has been conducted on the 26 August 2019 and will be updated in the process. Data will be pooled meta-analytically in case of at least three included studies reporting on the same outcome. Moreover, a narrative synthesis of the included studies will be conducted. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for the Quality Assessment of RCTs V. 2.0. Publication bias will be assessed using funnel plots.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval is not required for this study. The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed international journal.PROSPERO registration numberPROSPERO; CRD42020152939

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Improving Cardiovascular Health Among African-Americans Through Mobile Health: the FAITH! App Pilot Study

Cited by 47 publications

References 7 publications

Community-engaged and community-based participatory research to promote American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 among African American adults: A systematic review

Community-engaged and community-based participatory research to promote American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 among African American adults: A systematic review

Continued smoking in African American cancer survivors: The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors Cohort

Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of culturally adapted internet- and mobile-based health promotion interventions

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