"I Want a Program That Looks at My Whole Life." A Focus Group Study on the Ideal Components for an mHealth Weight Management Program for African American Women.
J Acad Nutr Diet
; 122(1): 139-148, 2022 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The high rate of obesity, ownership of smartphones, and online search for nutrition and dieting information among African American women (AAW) provide a unique opportunity to develop cost-effective, accessible, and acceptable mHealth weight management programs for them. Furthermore, they should participate in the development and evaluation of these programs.OBJECTIVE:
To explore ideal components of a culturally relevant mHealth weight management program for AAW and to examine how these components may vary by age group.DESIGN:
Twelve focus group triads were conducted with AAW in north central Florida. The framework method was used to manage, organize, synthesize, and analyze data themes by age groups 18 to 29 (young), 30 to 50 (middle age), and 51+ (older). PARTICIPANTS/SETTING:
Thirty-six smartphone owners who expressed a desire to lose weight were recruited through several community partnerships.RESULTS:
Based on body mass index (BMI), young women were classified as overweight (BMI 26.23 ± 6.7), middle-aged women as obese (BMI30.72 ± 8.31), and older women as obese (BMI 31.03 ± 5.67). Most searched online for dieting information within the past 12 months. Five overarching themes for designing mHealth weight management programs were identified (1) holistic program that goes beyond dieting; (2) social media integration for support and sense of community; (3) self-monitoring app; (4) two-way text messaging; and (5) programs of varying lengths and meaningful incentives.CONCLUSION:
AAW were receptive to mHealth weight management programs, which may be appealing during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Holistic programs of 4 to 6 weeks that addressed stress eating, had a social media component, and included a few educational texts per week may be appealing to AAW.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
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4_TD
Problema de salud:
2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
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4_pneumonia
Asunto principal:
Negro o Afroamericano
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Salud de la Mujer
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Telemedicina
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Grupos Focales
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Programas de Reducción de Peso
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Salud Holística
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Acad Nutr Diet
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article