参与 Reach Top Health (GIRTH):一个以社区为基础,同行为主导的男性群体生活方式修改计划 - 一个准随机试验
Margaret McGee1, Vanessa Glennon1, Kate Warren2
1Freemasons Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide and South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
Obesity research & clinical practice
|August 21, 2025
概括
与单独的信息相比, GIRTH 计划是男性同行领导的生活方式修改, 这项男性健康倡议在改善关键健康指标方面取得了卓越的成果.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生
- 预防医学
- 行为科学
背景情况:
- 在以社区为基础的生活方式改造项目中,
- 解决男性心脏代谢风险因素对于公众健康至关重要.
- 在男性群体中,同行主导的干预措施可以提高参与度和有效性.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估GIRTH计划的有效性,
- 评估GIRTH对男性降低心脏代谢风险因素的影响.
- 将GIRTH的有效性与仅接受健康生活方式信息的对照组进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及178名男性的准随机试验, 分配到对照组或GIRTH计划中.
- 这项计划包括12个每周面对面的课程, 专注于健康素养, 设定目标, 解决问题和自我监测.
- 主要结局是12周的腰围变化;次要结局包括BMI,血压,脂质概况,葡萄糖,饮食,体力活动和自我有效性得分.
主要成果:
- 与对照组相比,GIRTH组的腰围显著减少 (治疗意向: -4. 2厘米与 -1. 9厘米相比; p=0. 002).
- 这两组的体重,BMI,血压和应对和睡眠的自我效能都有所改善,但GIRTH组的HDL,TC/HDL比率以及运动的自我效能也有所改善.
- 与对照组 (68%) 相比,GIRTH组的保留率更高.
结论:
- 在减少男性腰围和心脏代谢风险因素方面,GIRTH计划比单独的信息更有效.
- 基于同龄人的生活方式修改计划可以成为改善男性健康的成功策略.
- 这些发现支持针对男性群体实施有针对性的LMP,以解决健康差异.
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