A church-based pilot study designed to improve dietary quality for rural, lower Mississippi Delta, African American adults.
J Relig Health
; 54(2): 455-69, 2015 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-24442772
ABSTRACT
We piloted a 6-month, church-based, behavioral intervention, Delta Body and Soul (DBS), for African American (AA) adults in the Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD). DBS was designed to improve overall dietary quality in LMD AA adults. The intervention included six once monthly group-based educational sessions implemented by trained church members. Program implementation, session attendance, congregational feedback, and baseline and post-intervention, demographic, health, behavioral, and clinical parameters were assessed. Participants were predominately AA, female, and overweight or obese. Retention rate was 79 %. High adherence, defined as attendance at four or more educational sessions, was associated with dietary quality improvement and reduced blood glucose. Implementation of the DBS pilot intervention was feasible and may result in dietary quality and clinical improvements.
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Assunto principal:
Religião e Medicina
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População Rural
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Dieta
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Sobrepeso
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Relig Health
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article