Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6151030 | Contemporary Clinical Trials | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Intervention programs that change environments have the potential for greater population impact on obesity compared to individual-level programs. We began a cluster randomized, multi-component multi-level intervention to improve weight, diet, and physical activity among low-socioeconomic status public housing residents. Here we describe the rationale, intervention design, and baseline survey data. After approaching 12 developments, ten were randomized to intervention (n = 5) or assessment-only control (n = 5). All residents in intervention developments are welcome to attend any intervention component: health screenings, mobile food bus, walking groups, cooking demonstrations, and a social media campaign; all of which are facilitated by community health workers who are residents trained in health outreach. To evaluate weight and behavioral outcomes, a subgroup of female residents and their daughters age 8-15 were recruited into an evaluation cohort. In total, 211 households completed the survey (RR = 46.44%). Respondents were Latino (63%), Black (24%), and had ⤠high school education (64%). Respondents reported â¤Â 2 servings of fruits & vegetables/day (62%), visiting fast food restaurants 1 + times/week (32%), and drinking soft drinks daily or more (27%). The only difference between randomized groups was race/ethnicity, with more Black residents in the intervention vs. control group (28% vs. 19%, p=0.0146). Among low-socioeconomic status urban public housing residents, we successfully recruited and randomized families into a multi-level intervention targeting obesity. If successful, this intervention model could be adopted in other public housing developments or entities that also employ community health workers, such as food assistance programs or hospitals.
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Authors
Lisa M. Quintiliani, Michele A. DeBiasse, Jamie M. Branco, Sarah Gees Bhosrekar, Jo-Anna L. Rorie, Deborah J. Bowen,