Power of Peer Support to Change Health Behavior to Reduce Risks for Heart Disease and Stroke for African American Men in a Faith-Based Community

Lee, Sohye; Schorr, Erica; Hadidi, Niloufar Niakosari; Kelley, Robin; Treat‐Jacobson, Diane; Lindquist, Ruth

doi:10.1007/s40615-018-0460-7

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“…• settings-and place-based health promotion approaches, with a particular focus on engagement through faith-based settings, [117][118][119] barber shops, 120,121 sports clubs/organisations, 83 and colleges and universities; 82,[122][123][124] • strategies that explicitly address healing, intergenerational trauma and racism; 61,101,[125][126][127][128][129][130] • involving peers and family; 84,131,132 • strengths-based approaches that focus on achievement, success and building leadership capacity; 133,134 and • approaches that address specific health issues, such as mental health and wellbeing and respective mechanisms associated with coping and resilience. 82,84,103,104,123 Importantly, there are now multiple organisations, services and programs that exist to address health and social inequities experienced by boys and young men of colour.…”

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COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health

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White

et al. 2020

International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health

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In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) reflected a global pandemic. Early epidemiological analyses demonstrated that boys and men have similar rates of COVID-19 infection to girls and women. However, boys and men appear to be disproportionately impacted with respect to severity and mortality, including those from marginalised or minority backgrounds. Yet, considerations of sex and gender, and their relationship to health and social inequities, have been absent from recent COVID-19 policy and practice pandemic responses. This evidence-based commentary discusses the nexus between COVID-19, equity, and boys and men’s health from a broad public health perspective. Using scholarship about intersections between race and gender; and poverty, social determinants of health, and gender; we explain why a health equity lens is important to address the health and social inequities boys and men face during pandemics. This contribution provides guidance about future global public healthpandemic responses for society’s most vulnerable groups of boys and men.

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Section: Race and Gendermentioning

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COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health

Smith

Griffith

White

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International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health

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“…The study results indicated that discussions among participants may be key to intervention implementation and adaptation. Discussions between peers sharing in a recovery program can encourage individuals to jointly identify ways to adapt content to fit lifestyles and individual needs (Lee et al, 2018). In addition, studies of educational interventions with peer support are known to be an effective and cost-efficient method of improving health outcomes (Krishnamoorthy et al, 2019).…”

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“…In addition, studies of educational interventions with peer support are known to be an effective and cost-efficient method of improving health outcomes (Krishnamoorthy et al, 2019). Social support is a commonly cited component of improved health outcomes for individuals, reducing the risk of CHD (Lee et al, 2018), and for those in rehabilitation programs (Wobma et al, 2016). Conflicting and inconclusive evidence is present when examining overall effectiveness of peer support interventions to improve physical function (Burton et al, 2018).…”

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Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention for Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Cardiac rehabilitation is important to improve physical activity and reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among people who have experienced a major cardiac event. However, poor emotion regulation can make it difficult to change cardiovascular risk factors. The purpose of this article was to assess the feasibility of the Regulating Emotions to improve Nutrition Exercise and reduce Stress (RENEwS) intervention, an education program aimed at improving emotion regulation strategies among patients in cardiac rehabilitation. A total of 14 cardiac rehabilitation patients (mean age 61 years) enrolled in five weekly RENEwS sessions. Qualitative analysis of participants’ comments was used to assess eight elements of feasibility. In total 57% of participants completed the intervention. Participants thought the intervention was feasible, with strengths in the areas of acceptability, demand, adaptation, integration, and implementation. Other comments regarding practicality, expansion, and perceived efficacy provide guidance for intervention refinement.

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“…Peer group support can be used to build strong social relationships, as well as provide social support and networking. Indeed, peer group support interventions have been used to foster healthy behaviour changes in several studies (Lee et al., 2018b; Okoro et al., 2018). One such study reported that team-based interventions that utilised groups of peers provided strong networks that positively influenced health behaviour change for weight loss (Leahey et al., 2012).…”

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

Lee

Lindquist

Schorr

et al. 2020

Journal of Research in Nursing

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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.

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Power of Peer Support to Change Health Behavior to Reduce Risks for Heart Disease and Stroke for African American Men in a Faith-Based Community

Abstract: Qualitative findings revealed a positive perception of peer support and greater understanding of potential reasons why it may be an effective strategy for African American men.

Cited by 24 publications

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COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health

COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health

Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention for Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation

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

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