Feasibility of an Adapted Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cancer in the Rural South: Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Cancer (HELP PC).
Feasibility of an Adapted Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cancer in the Rural South: Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Cancer (HELP PC).
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南方农村地区采用基于社区的生活方式干预措施预防癌症的可行性:预防癌症的健康生活伙伴关系 (HELP PC)。
DOI:
10.1007/s13187-022-02137-z
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发表时间:
2023
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Vitolins,Mara
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作者:
WiseThomas,Sherrie;BlackwellYoung,Caroline;Zoellner,Jamie;Brock,Donna-JeanP;Isom,Scott;Vitolins,Mara
Obesity increases risk of cancer onset and promulgates cancer mortality. Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Cancer (HELP PC) is an adapted intensive lifestyle intervention that is facilitated by community health workers (CHWs). The primary objective of this one-arm pilot study was to test the feasibility of evaluating HELP PC in a rural community by assessing participant recruitment, retention, and adherence to the intervention. The secondary objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of collecting study measures and analyze intervention effects to inform future studies. Adults of all races and a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2who resided in the Dan River Region of Southern Virginia were recruited. Participants received 24 weekly (hour-long) group sessions led by a CHW and two consultations with a registered dietitian (RDN). Seventy-five percent (21/28) of eligible subjects were enrolled (n= 21; mean age = 46 years; 67% African American; 90% female; median BMI = 36.1), and recruitment was completed in 2 weeks. Fifty-two percent (11/21) of participants attended >70% of group sessions (adherence) and 98% of RDN consultations were attended. Eighty-six percent (n=18) of participants completed the 6-month follow-up visit (retention), and showed improvements in moderate physical activity, health literacy, general health, energy, and emotional well-being. Feasibility of HELP PC was established through efficient participant recruitment, modest attendance, high retention, and execution of data collection procedures. Importantly, findings can be applied to advance cancer prevention lifestyle interventions in rural communities.