使用随机临床试验来测试非洲裔美国人的文化响应移动健康应用程序的有效性
Natalie N Watson-Singleton1, Jordan Pennefather2
1Spelman College.
Behavior therapy
|June 27, 2024
概括
一个文化敏感的移动健康 (mHealth) 应用程序有效地提高了非裔美国人的自我同情和正念行为. 参与者报告高满意度,支持应用程序的相关性和减轻压力的潜力.
科学领域:
- 数字健康数字健康
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 正念是非洲裔美国人的关键健康促进策略.
- 文化定制的正念干预措施是需要的可访问性.
- 移动健康 (mHealth) 提供了一种可扩展的方法来提供这些干预措施.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估一个文化敏感的正念 mHealth 应用程序的有效性.
- 评估该应用程序对非裔美国人的压力相关结果的影响.
- 检查自我同情,弹性和正念行为的变化.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项为期12周的重复测量随机对照试验 (RCT).
- 170名黑人/非洲裔美国人被随机分配到干预或等候名单对照组.
- 结果包括压力,抑郁症状,焦虑,情绪调节,自我同情,弹性和正念.
主要成果:
- 干预组显示了自我同情,正念使用和自我效能的增加.
- 在压力,抑郁症状或焦虑方面没有发现显著差异.
- 参与者报告了对mHealth应用程序的高满意度和感知相关性.
结论:
- 文化敏感的正念mHealth应用程序在增强自我同情方面是有效的.
- 它促进了非洲裔美国人采取促进健康的行为,如正念.
- 研究结果支持使用mHealth进行文化定制的心理健康干预.
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