scholarly journals The Effects of a Community‐Based Multi‐lifestyle Intervention on CV Health in Rural Populations

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyuwan Lee ◽  
Evan DeVallance ◽  
Sara Fournier ◽  
Carrie Brainard ◽  
Emma White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Rural Populations ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals The Impact of a Yearlong Diabetes Prevention Program-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Health Metrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272110298
Author(s):  
Susan M. Devaraj ◽  
Bonny Rockette-Wagner ◽  
Rachel G. Miller ◽  
Vincent C. Arena ◽  
Jenna M. Napoleone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Diabetes Prevention ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Diabetes Prevention Program ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Impact

Introduction The American Heart Association created “Life’s Simple Seven” metrics to estimate progress toward improving US cardiovascular health in a standardized manner. Given the widespread use of federally funded Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)-based lifestyle interventions such as the Group Lifestyle Balance (DPP-GLB), evaluation of change in health metrics within such a program is of national interest. This study examined change in cardiovascular health metric scores during the course of a yearlong DPP-GLB intervention. Methods Data were combined from 2 similar randomized trials offering a community based DPP-GLB lifestyle intervention to overweight/obese individuals with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome. Pre/post lifestyle intervention participation changes in 5 of the 7 cardiovascular health metrics were examined at 6 and 12 months (BMI, blood pressure, total cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, physical activity). Smoking was rare and diet was not measured. Results Among 305 participants with complete data (81.8% of 373 eligible adults), significant improvements were demonstrated in all 5 risk factors measured continuously at 6 and 12 months. There were significant positive shifts in the “ideal” and “total” metric scores at both time points. Also noted were beneficial shifts in the proportion of participants across categories for BMI, activity, and blood pressure. Conclusion AHA-metrics could have clinical utility in estimating an individual’s cardiovascular health status and in capturing improvement in cardiometabolic/behavioral risk factors resulting from participation in a community-based translation of the DPP lifestyle intervention.

scholarly journals A Community Based Participatory Approach to Training Young Adults to Design and Implement a Social Marketing Framed Lifestyle Intervention on Their College Campus

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Olfert ◽  
Makenzie Barr ◽  
Kristin Riggsbee ◽  
Kendra Kattelmann ◽  
Krista Leischner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Environmental Intervention ◽  
Community Based

Background: Using a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach may increase the likelihood of relevance and acceptability of the designed intervention, especially on a college campus. Furthermore, recruiting and training college students to design a social marketing framed healthy lifestyle intervention for their peers will allow the intervention to be tailored to the needs of the campus. Objectives: To describe the process of online-course training college students to develop a campus-based, social marketing health promotion intervention. Methods: Four universities recruited current college students (18+ y.o.) to develop a social marketing and environmental intervention (SMEI), which was completed during a 16-week, online/in-person hybrid semester course. Researchers and Extension professionals trained students to design 24 weeks of intervention events that would be implemented the upcoming year. Results: Seventy-eight students enrolled in the study and social marketing and environmental intervention course among the four intervention states (Florida = 30, South Dakota = 8, Tennessee = 13, West Virginia = 27); students were predominately Caucasian (65.8%), females (84.0%), and sophomore status in college (64.9%). Throughout the semester, students assessed their campus environments, set priorities, and developed weekly events and resources needed to implement the intervention on their campuses. By the end of the semester, with researcher support, students had designed 24 weeks of intervention events (marketing, recruiting, and implementation) focusing on nutrition/food/diet, physical activity, stress management, sleep, and time management. These events and resources were catalogued into a digital toolkit of instructions and activities for each week of intervention events. Conclusion: Using a Community-Based Participatory Research approach with college students interested in health allows for the development of an intervention that stems from grass roots efforts and is tailored to the acceptability and needs of their peers.

Participant perceptions of a community-based lifestyle intervention: the CHIP

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Chang ◽  
John Bidewell ◽  
Suzanne Brownhill ◽  
Judy Farnsworth ◽  
Jean Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Effects Of A Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention On Resistance Training And Balance Outcomes Among Breast Cancer Survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (8S) ◽  
pp. 481-481
Author(s):  
Zachary L. Chaplow ◽  
Marcy L. Haynam ◽  
Victoria R. DeScenza ◽  
Jessica Bowman ◽  
Kathryn Dispennette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Community Based

The Cigarette Smoking Initiation and Continuation in Adolescents Undergoing a Long-Term Behavioral Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasti Masihay-Akbar ◽  
Parisa Amiri ◽  
Leila Cheraghi ◽  
Amir Abbas Momenan ◽  
Fereidoun Azizi
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Targeted Interventions

Abstract Introduction Targeting adolescents’ smoking reduces its burden on health systems. We investigated the effects of the first multidisciplinary community-based lifestyle intervention in the Eastern Mediterranean region, on smoking initiation, continuation, and risk of current smoking in Iranian adolescents. Methods The current analyses were conducted on 945 nonsmoker adolescents (12–18 years) who participated in Phase II of Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) and were examined four times in 12 years. The lifestyle intervention including school-based and public programs was implemented, focusing on all components of healthy lifestyle. Using a two-step cluster analysis, families were classified as high and low risk, based on parental risk factors of adolescents’ smoking. Participants who failed to complete all the follow-ups (n = 99) and those with missing smoking data were excluded. Subsequently, 872 adolescents (538 control, 334 intervention) were included in the Cox model on smoking initiation, and 674 adolescents (414 control, 260 intervention) were included in the logistic regression on smoking status. Results Mean age of adolescents was 15.08 ± 1.94 years at baseline. The hazard of the smoking initiation was significantly lower in the intervention (hazard ratio = 0.71, 95% confidence interval: 0.51–0.99; p = .044) compared with control group. At the end of the fourth follow-up, intervention reduced the odds of current cigarette smoking by 29%. Within the intervention group, the high-risk cluster was at a 35% lower risk of initiating smoking and had 37% lower odds of becoming a current smoker. However, the intervention could not make a difference in preventing those who initiated smoking from maintaining it during the follow-ups. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that lifestyle modification programs targeting at-risk populations could reduce risk of smoking initiation and current smoking in adolescents in long term. Implications Experiencing cigarette smoking at the critical period of adolescence could result in adulthood habitual smoking. Therefore, identifying adolescents who are more at risk of smoking initiation and implementing targeted interventions are of great importance in public health. Our findings highlight the long-term effectiveness of a multidisciplinary community-based behavioral intervention on forming smoking behaviors in adolescents. The current intervention was successful in reducing smoking uptake in adolescents living in high-risk families.

Long-Term Lifestyle Intervention in Elderly With Metabolic Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 658-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Hung Chang ◽  
Nai-Hui Chien ◽  
Ching-Yi Yu
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Community Based

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a long-term community-based lifestyle intervention on the biochemical indicators and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among elderly adults. This was a randomized controlled trial in northern Taiwan from August 2013 to February 2015. Sixty-nine elderly adults participated in this study. There were three measurements. The experimental group participated in exercise and diet interventions. The control group participated in the exercise intervention. Repeated measurement and ANCOVA were performed to evaluate the effectiveness. After 18 months, body weight (1.06 kg), body mass index (1.21 kg/m2), waist circumference (3.32 cm), blood pressure, and prevalence (30.4%) of metabolic syndrome were significantly reduced in all subjects. There were significant differences in waist circumference and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol between the two groups. This intervention can lower the indicators and prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Exercise and diet interventions could promote further metabolic changes.

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