Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Efficacy of a culturally tailored mobile health lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular health among African Americans with preexisting risk factors: The FAITH! Trial |
| Authors: |
Mathias Lalika, Sarah Jenkins, Sharonne N Hayes, Clarence Jones, Lora E Burke, Lisa A Cooper, Christi A Patten, LaPrincess C Brewer |
| Source: |
Digital Health, Vol 10 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publishing, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics |
| Subject Terms: |
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7 |
| More Details: |
Background African Americans have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, leading to higher cardiovascular disease mortality than White adults. Our culturally tailored mobile health (mHealth) lifestyle intervention ( FAITH! App ) has previously demonstrated efficacy in promoting ideal cardiovascular health in African Americans. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis from a cluster randomized controlled trial among African-Americans from 16 churches in Minnesota that compared the FAITH! App to a delayed intervention control group. A subgroup of participants with ≥ 1 diagnosis of overweight/obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, or diabetes was examined. The primary outcome was a change in LS7 score—a measure of cardiovascular health ranging from poor to ideal (range 0–14 points)—at 6-months post-intervention. Results The analysis included 49 participants (intervention group: n = 20; mean age 58.8 years, 75% female; control group: n = 29, mean age 52.5 years, 76% female) with no significant baseline differences in cardiovascular risk factors. Compared to the control group, the intervention group showed a greater increase in LS7 score across all cardiovascular risk factors at 6-months post-intervention, with statistically significant differences among those with overweight/obesity (intervention effect 1.77, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2055-2076
20552076 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2055-2076 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/20552076241295305 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/b56fc61f6dff4277900245d3dc84374d |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.b56fc61f6dff4277900245d3dc84374d |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
