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Kathleen M Michael1, Marianne Shaughnessy, Barbara Resnick
1School of Nursing, University of Maryland, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA.
Abstract:
African-American and low-income older adults have heightened risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Culturally and socially congruent community-based programs can promote risk-reduction behaviors, including physical activity (PA), and can demonstrate durability. The purpose was to increase lifestyle PA and promote self-management of CVD risk factors in a sample of at-risk older adults and to sustain a PA program within low-income housing. Exercise and education sessions were conducted three times/week for 12 weeks. A community champion was trained to carry on the classes thereafter, with monthly inoculation visits by a nurse and exercise trainer. Outcome measures included attendance and CVD risk factor control. This ongoing community-based program, incorporating peer leadership, inoculation visits, and self-efficacy enhancement, has been sustained for over 3 years with classes one to two times per week and routine attendance of about 12-18 residents. PRAISEDD demonstrates that a community-based PA program can be maintained using within-community leadership, periodic involvement of health care experts, and social support and self-efficacy enhancement.
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