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Campbell-Voytal K, Hartlieb KB, Cunningham PB, Jacques-Tiura AJ, Ellis DA, Jen KLC, Naar S. Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Weight Loss Trial for Urban African American Adolescents and Caregivers. J Nutr Health 2017; 3:6. [PMID: 29520393 PMCID: PMC5839502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Rates of obesity are among the highest for African American adolescents in the US. However, African American adolescents benefit the least from evidence-based weight loss interventions, often experiencing poor treatment retention and low motivation. Participant evaluations provide key information for future development of family-based weight loss interventions able to address these barriers. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of African American adolescent and caregivers participating in the FIT Families trial for program satisfaction and content palatability. Content analysis was used to analyze semi-structured exit interviews from 136 African American adolescents [median age 14 years, 69% female] and caregiver pairs [primarily mothers] participating in a family-based 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention that was delivered either in the home or in an office setting. Participants reported most program practices [location, parent involvement, interpersonal relationship with weight loss counselors] and intervention content [cognitive behavioral skills training, motivational interviewing, contingency management] were helpful. Many adolescents [49%] and their caregivers [47%] reported that the program was acceptable overall, however noted that areas for refinement did exist. Participants reported that managing the logistics of weekly sessions was hard. Families expressed a desire for more engaging skills-based learning and the inclusion of exercise sessions and additional tailoring to needs and interests. Individualization, active learning, and support around parenting continues to be beneficial when designing interventions.
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- K Campbell-Voytal
- Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Humanities, Health & Society, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
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- Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
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- Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
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- Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, USA
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- Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
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Campbell-Voytal K, Daly JM, Nagykaldi ZJ, Aspy CB, Dolor RJ, Fagnan LJ, Levy BT, Palac HL, Michaels L, Patterson VB, Kano M, Smith PD, Sussman AL, Williams R, Sterling P, O'Beirne M, Neale AV. Team Science Approach to Developing Consensus on Research Good Practices for Practice-Based Research Networks: A Case Study. Clin Transl Sci 2015; 8:632-7. [PMID: 26602516 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Using peer learning strategies, seven experienced PBRNs working in collaborative teams articulated procedures for PBRN Research Good Practices (PRGPs). The PRGPs is a PBRN-specific resource to facilitate PBRN management and staff training, to promote adherence to study protocols, and to increase validity and generalizability of study findings. This paper describes the team science processes which culminated in the PRGPs. Skilled facilitators used team science strategies and methods from the Technology of Participation (ToP®), and the Consensus Workshop Method to support teams to codify diverse research expertise in practice-based research. The participatory nature of "sense-making" moved through identifiable stages. Lessons learned include (1) team input into the scope of the final outcome proved vital to project relevance; (2) PBRNs with diverse domains of research expertise contributed broad knowledge on each topic; and (3) ToP® structured facilitation techniques were critical for establishing trust and clarifying the "sense-making" process.
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- Kimberly Campbell-Voytal
- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University (MetroNet Detroit Practice-based Research Network), Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa (Iowa Research Network [IRENE]), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network [OKPRN]), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network [OKPRN]), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center (Primary Care Research Consortium [PCRC]), Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University (Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network [ORPRN]), Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, (Iowa Research Network [IRENE]), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin Research and Education Network [WREN]), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University (Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network [ORPRN]), Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute (Primary Care Research Consortium [PCRC]), Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico (Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network [RIOS Net]), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin Research and Education Network [WREN]), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico (Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network [RIOS Net]), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico (Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network [RIOS Net]), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University (MetroNet Detroit Practice-based Research Network), Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Dolor RJ, Campbell-Voytal K, Daly J, Nagykaldi ZJ, O'Beirne M, Sterling P, Fagnan LJ, Levy B, Michaels L, Louks HA, Smith P, Aspy CB, Patterson VB, Kano M, Sussman AL, Williams R, Neale AV. Practice-based Research Network Research Good Practices (PRGPs): Summary of Recommendations. Clin Transl Sci 2015; 8:638-46. [PMID: 26296309 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) conduct research in community settings, which poses quality control challenges to the integrity of research, such as study implementation and data collection. A foundation for improving research processes within PBRNs is needed to ensure research integrity. METHODS Network directors and coordinators from seven U.S.-based PBRNs worked with a professional team facilitator during semiannual in-person meetings and monthly conference calls to produce content for a compendium of recommended research practices specific to the context of PBRNs. Participants were assigned to contribute content congruent with their expertise. Feedback on the draft document was obtained from attendees at the preconference workshop at the annual PBRN meeting in 2013. A revised document was circulated to additional PBRN peers prior to finalization. RESULTS The PBRN Research Good Practices (PRGPs) document is organized into four chapters: (1) Building PBRN Infrastructure; (2) Study Development and Implementation; (3) Data Management, and (4) Dissemination Policies. Each chapter contains an introduction, detailed procedures for each section, and example resources with information links. CONCLUSION The PRGPs is a PBRN-specific resource to facilitate PBRN management and staff training, to promote adherence to study protocols, and to increase validity and generalizability of study findings.
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- Rowena J Dolor
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Getrich CM, Sussman AL, Campbell-Voytal K, Tsoh JY, Williams RL, Brown AE, Potter MB, Spears W, Weller N, Pascoe J, Schwartz K, Neale AV. Cultivating a cycle of trust with diverse communities in practice-based research: a report from PRIME Net. Ann Fam Med 2013; 11:550-8. [PMID: 24218379 PMCID: PMC3823726 DOI: 10.1370/afm.1543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are increasingly seen as important vehicles to translate research into practice, although less is known about the process of engaging diverse communities in PBRN research. The objective of this study was to identify strategies for successfully recruiting and retaining diverse racial/ethnic communities into PBRN research studies. METHODS This collaborative, multisite study engaged 5 of the 8 networks of the PRImary care MultiEthnic Network (PRIME Net) consortium that conducts research with traditionally underrepresented/underserved populations. We used a sequential, qualitative research design. We first conducted 1 key informant interview with each of 24 researchers experienced in recruiting research participants from 5 racial/ethnic communities (African American, Arab/Chaldean, Chinese, Hispanic, and Native American). Subsequently, we conducted 18 focus groups with 172 persons from these communities. RESULTS Participants' comments indicated that successful recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in PBRN studies is linked to the overall research process. This process, which we termed the cycle of trust, entailed developing and sustaining relationships of trust during 4 interrelated stages: before the study, during study recruitment, throughout study conduct, and after study completion. Participants identified a set of flexible strategies within each stage and called for close engagement with clinic and community partners. CONCLUSIONS Our participants suggest that approaches to research that lay a foundation of trust, demonstrate respect for community members, and extend beyond the enrollment and data collection phases are essential to enhance the participation of diverse populations in PBRN research. These findings offer the PBRN community a guide toward achieving this important goal.
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Campbell-Voytal K, McComish JF, Visger JM, Rowland CA, Kelleher J. Postpartum doulas: motivations and perceptions of practice. Midwifery 2011; 27:e214-21. [PMID: 21055853 PMCID: PMC3048903 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the perceptions of a US cohort of experienced birth doulas who were among the first in the country to be trained to provide postpartum support. DESIGN A qualitative, longitudinal study using ethnographic methods; participant observation and semi-structured interviews. SETTING Midwestern, urban, US; postpartum home care over three months. PARTICIPANTS Four postpartum doulas; 13 families. MEASUREMENTS Participant observation during six postpartum home visits per family; 13 semi-structured interviews with doulas at the completion of each family's care; four summative interviews with doulas at the end of the study. FINDINGS When describing their postpartum practice, four themes emerged: supporting women, taking the mother's perspective, empowering women and empowering families. When speaking of the motivations, three themes emerged: being 'called' to practice, interest in preventing negative experiences, and career development. KEY CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE In the US, new mothers see midwives and doctors sporadically after discharge from the hospital. Postpartum doulas fill this gap in continuity of care by providing support for families as they transition to life with their new infant. Understanding the beliefs, values and practices of these important paraprofessionals will help midwives effectively integrate postpartum doula care into the care of women and infants.
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- Kimberly Campbell-Voytal
- Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 3939 Woodward Ave, #220, Detroit, MI 48201, Daytime phone: 313-577-9454 Fax: 313 -577-3070,
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- Associate Professor, Department of Family, Community & Mental Health, College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 258 Cohn Building, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 49202, Daytime phone: 313-577-2924, Fax: 313-577-4188,
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- Instructor, Department of Family, Community & Mental Health, College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 206 Cohn Building, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 49202, Daytime phone: 313-577-4092, Fax: 313-577-4188,
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- Director, Maternal Infant Health Services, Detroit Department of Health & Wellness Promotion, 1151 Taylor Street, Detroit, MI 48202, Daytime phone: 313-876-4161, Fax: 313-876-0523,
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- Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, 20 W. Glen Circle, Media, PA 19063, Daytime phone: 610- 892-5051,
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BACKGROUND Academic prevention researchers who engage limited-resource communities may find that organizational or community capacity for prevention is low. Community organizations, neighborhoods, and academic partners may lack shared issue awareness, mutual interests, and interactive skills necessary for collaborative intervention. Existing capacity building models either ignore a 'pre-engagement' phase or acknowledge it without offering strategic detail. An exploratory or developmental phase before active engagement can be achieved through co-located work in a community setting. The construct, "ecology of practice," provides conceptual background for examining how "shared work" introduces and prepares partners for future collaboration consistent with community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles. OBJECTIVE This paper presents two case studies where pre-engagement capacity building involved partners who were initially unaware, disinterested, or unable to engage in preventive interventions. These cases illustrate how mutual participation in shared "ecologies of practice" enabled an exchange of cultural knowledge, skill, and language that laid the groundwork for future preventive intervention. METHODS A trajectory of developmental work in each case occurred over 5 years. Historical timelines, interviews, and personal communications between community and academic leaders were reviewed and common themes identified. A model of "pre-capacity building" emerged. CONCLUSION Capacity-building models that detail strategies for developing equitable engagement in under-resourced settings will more effectively move best practices into vulnerable communities. Preventive interventions must be translated equitably if health disparities are to be reduced.
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- Kimberly Campbell-Voytal
- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Science, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
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Wilcox S, Dowda M, Leviton LC, Bartlett-Prescott J, Bazzarre T, Campbell-Voytal K, Carpenter RA, Castro CM, Dowdy D, Dunn AL, Griffin SF, Guerra M, King AC, Ory MG, Rheaume C, Tobnick J, Wegley S. Active for life: final results from the translation of two physical activity programs. Am J Prev Med 2008; 35:340-51. [PMID: 18779028 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Revised: 06/30/2008] [Accepted: 07/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most evidence-based programs are never translated into community settings and thus never make a public health impact. DESIGN Active for Life (AFL) was a 4-year translational initiative using a pre-post, quasi-experimental design. Data were collected from 2003 to 2007. Analyses were conducted in 2005 and 2008. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Nine lead organizations at 12 sites participated. Active Choices participants (n=2503) averaged 65.8 years (80% women, 41% non-Hispanic white). Active Living Every Day (ALED) participants (n=3388) averaged 70.6 years (83% women, 64% non-Hispanic white). INTERVENTION In AFL, Active Choices was a 6-month telephone-based and ALED a 20-week group-based lifestyle behavior change program designed to increase physical activity, and both were grounded in social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model. The interventions were evaluated in Years 1, 3, and 4. An adapted shortened ALED program was evaluated in Year 4. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, assessed with the CHAMPS self-reported measure. RESULTS Posttest survey response rates were 61% for Active Choices and 70% for ALED. Significant increases in moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, total physical activity, and satisfaction with body appearance and function, and decreases in BMI were seen for both programs. Depressive symptoms and perceived stress, both low at pretest, also decreased over time in ALED. Results were generally consistent across years and sites. CONCLUSIONS Active Choices and ALED were successfully translated across a range of real-world settings. Study samples were substantially larger, more ethnically and economically diverse, and more representative of older adult's health conditions than in efficacy studies, yet the magnitude of effect sizes were comparable.
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- Sara Wilcox
- University of South Carolina (USC), Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
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Wilcox S, Dowda M, Rheaume CE, Ory MG, Leviton L, Dunn A, King AC, Estabrooks P, Castro CM, Dowdy D, Bazzarre T, Campbell-Voytal K, Buchner DM, Bartlett-Prescott. J. Results of the Third Year of Active for Life®. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000273222.62171.f0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wilcox S, Dowda M, Griffin SF, Rheaume C, Ory MG, Leviton L, King AC, Dunn A, Buchner DM, Bazzarre T, Estabrooks PA, Campbell-Voytal K, Bartlett-Prescott J, Dowdy D, Castro CM, Carpenter RA, Dzewaltowski DA, Mockenhaupt R. Results of the first year of active for life: translation of 2 evidence-based physical activity programs for older adults into community settings. Am J Public Health 2006; 96:1201-9. [PMID: 16735619 PMCID: PMC1483857 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.074690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults. METHODS Four community-based organizations implemented Active Choices, a 6-month, telephone-based program, and 5 implemented Active Living Every Day, a 20-week, group-based program. Both programs emphasize behavioral skills necessary to become more physically active. Participants completed pretest and posttest surveys. RESULTS Participants (n=838) were aged an average of 68.4 +/-9.4 years, 80.6% were women, and 64.1% were non-Hispanic White. Seventy-two percent returned posttest surveys. Intent-to-treat analyses found statistically significant increases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and total physical activity, decreases in depressive symptoms and stress, increases in satisfaction with body appearance and function, and decreases in body mass index. CONCLUSIONS The first year of Active for Life demonstrated that Active Choices and Active Living Every Day, 2 evidence-based physical activity programs, can be successfully translated into community settings with diverse populations. Further, the magnitudes of change in outcomes were similar to those reported in the efficacy trials.
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- Sara Wilcox
- Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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