Barriers and Motivators to Participating in Online Weight Management Communities among African American Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 121 (9) ◽  
pp. A18
Author(s):  
D. James ◽  
P. Kang ◽  
J. Facey ◽  
M. Toro ◽  
N. Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
American Women ◽  
Barriers And Motivators

scholarly journals Development, implementation and participant evaluation of combining text messaging and peer group support in a weight management programme for African-American women

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-491
Author(s):  
Sohye Lee ◽  
Ruth Lindquist ◽  
Erica Schorr ◽  
Chih-Lin Chi ◽  
Diane J Treat-Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
American Women ◽  
Peer Support Group

Background Development of highly accessible interventions that are effective in reducing body weight, preventing weight gain, and maintaining weight loss is urgently needed to solve the current obesity epidemic, especially among African-American women. Aims The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, implementation, and participant evaluation processes of a combined text messaging and peer support group programme to enhance weight management skills among African-American women. Methods The programme’s conceptual framework and operational model were developed to enhance the research design and protocol to support the study rationale and to lay a solid theoretical base for programme implementation. The programme curriculum and schedule were established and embedded into the programme protocol. Results The 16-week text messaging and peer support group intervention was implemented from September 2014 to March 2015. In total, 2089 messages were sent using an online text messaging application. Eight support group sessions were held in the participant’s community centre or community church bi-weekly for approximately one hour. Conclusions This paper provides a blueprint of the methodological aspects and insights from participants’ evaluation of a combined weight management intervention that can be used or adapted by public health nurses and other community health professionals in their work to develop weight management skills among African-American women.

scholarly journals Patient Barriers for Weight Management Among African American Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen Bowie ◽  
Jennifer Kusch ◽  
George L Morris ◽  
Tracy Flood ◽  
Jessica Gill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
American Women ◽  
Patient Barriers

Barriers and motivators to blood and cord blood donations in young African-American women

2005 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Grossman ◽  
Andre R. Watkins ◽  
Faye Fleming ◽  
Michael R. DeBaun
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Cord Blood ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Blood Donations ◽  
American Women ◽  
Barriers And Motivators

scholarly journals Assessing the Stages of Change Among African American Women in a Weight Management Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Sbrocco ◽  
Robyn Osborn ◽  
Robert D. Clark ◽  
Chiao-Wen Hsiao ◽  
Michele M. Carter
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Weight Management Program ◽  
American Women
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