Weight Management in African-American Women: Practical Issues

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 243-246
Author(s):  
Robert L. Newton
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
American Women

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

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

Smartphone Usage, Social Media Engagement, and Willingness to Participate in mHealth Weight Management Research Among African American Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delores C. S. James ◽  
Cedric Harville
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Management Research ◽  
North Central ◽  
American Women ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Social Media Engagement

Background. African American women (AAW) are in a unique position to be recruited into mobile (mHealth) weight management research and programs due to their high rates of obesity and their high ownership of smartphones. Aim. This study examined smartphone usage, social media engagement, and willingness to participate in mHealth weight management among AAW in north-central Florida, United States. Methods. A self-administered survey was completed by a convenience sample of 425 smartphone owners in north-central Florida. Results. Mean age was 34.84 ± 13.74, with age distribution of 18 to 29 (45%), 30 to 50 (39%), and 51+ years (17%). Mean body mass index was 29.52 ± 8.18. Most used smartphones to access the Internet daily and were engaged with eight social media sites, such as Facebook (85%), YouTube (75%), and Google+ (57%). Compared to those 51+, those 18 to 29 were more likely to use YouTube (odds ratio [OR] = 2.52, p = .017) and Instagram (OR = 10.90, p < .0001), but they were less likely to use Google+ (OR = 0.40, p = .009). Compared to those 51+, those 30 to 50 were more likely to use Instagram (β = 1.28, OR = 3.61, p = .014) and Facebook (β = 1.04, OR = 2.84, p < .006). Most were willing to participate in research that used text messages (73%), smartwatches/fitness trackers (69%), and smartphone apps (68%). Compared to those 51+, women 18 to 29 were more likely to report willingness to use a smartphone app (OR = 5.45, p < .0001) as were those 30 to 50 (OR = 3.14, p < .0001). Conclusion. AAW’s high ownership of smartphones, use of mHealth apps and tools, and willingness to participate in mHealth research has the potential to curb the obesity epidemic by participating in mHealth weight management programs and research.

scholarly journals A Primary Care Weight Management Intervention for Low-Income African-American Women*

Obesity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1412-1420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Davis Martin ◽  
Paula C. Rhode ◽  
Gareth R. Dutton ◽  
Stephen M. Redmann ◽  
Donna H. Ryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Low Income ◽  
American Women ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Weight Management Intervention
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