量身定制:一个试点虚拟减肥干预方案,专门为非裔美国男性量身定制
Derek M Griffith1, Emily C Jaeger1, Jacquelyn S Pennings2,3
1Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Health promotion practice
|December 5, 2023
概括
这种虚拟的减肥计划对于中年非洲裔美国男性来说是可行的和可以接受的. 干预组的BMI显著下降,而对照组的BMI显著下降.
科学领域:
- 改变健康行为改变健康行为
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 肥胖研究的研究.
背景情况:
- 中年非洲裔美国男性在体重管理方面面临着独特的挑战.
- 需要文化定制的干预措施来解决健康差异.
- 虚拟交付方法为增加可访问性提供了潜力.
研究的目的:
- 测试中年非洲裔美国男性虚拟,个性化减肥干预措施的可接受性和可行性.
- 评估干预对身体质量指数 (BMI) 和身体活动的影响.
- 探索参与者与文化定制的数字健康计划的参与.
主要方法:
- 一项为期3个月的随机控制试点研究,涉及58名超重或肥胖的非裔美国男性.
- 干预组接受了一个虚拟的,由专业人士领导的课程,短信短信和带着秤的Fitbit.
- 对照组接受了课程,Fitbit和规模,没有虚拟会议或定制消息.
主要成果:
- 高的参与率和出席率表明可行性和可接受性.
- 干预组从基线到最终评估时的BMI显著下降.
- 与对照组不同的是,干预组的体力活动 (活跃分钟) 在干预组保持稳定.
结论:
- 对于中年非洲裔美国男性来说,一个虚拟的,个性化量身定制的减肥干预是可行的和可以接受的.
- 虚拟交付的便利性被参与者们重视.
- 进一步的改进可能会增加干预的潜在好处.
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