Understanding Social Networks and Obesity-risk Behaviors Among Black Women

了解黑人女性的社交网络和肥胖风险行为

基本信息

批准号：
9111679
负责人：
Soohyun Nam
金额：
$ 12.98万
依托单位：
YALE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-09-09 至 2017-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9111679
关键词：
Accounting Address Adult Affect African American Age Alcohol consumption Behavior Behavioral Biological Body fat Cardiovascular system Characteristics Chronic Disease Clinical Communication Communities Data Diet Diffusion Eating Education Environmental Risk Factor Ethnic Origin Foundations Frequencies Future Gender Goals HIV risk Health Health behavior Health behavior change High Prevalence Hip region structure Holly Individual Internet Intervention Knowledge Lead Life Life Style Longitudinal Studies Measurement Medical Care Costs Mental Depression Mentors Methods Mission Modeling Morbidity - disease rate Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Nurse Practitioners Obesity Overweight Participant Pathway Analysis Patients Perception Persons Physical activity Population Populations at Risk Prevalence Public Health Race Research Research Design Research Methodology Research Personnel Research Proposals Research Training Risk Behaviors Robin bird Self Management Seminal Sleep Sleep Deprivation Smoking Social Environment Social Network Social support Testing Thick Time Training Translating Trust United States Weight Woman Work community based participatory research effective intervention experience health disparity high risk improved improved outcome indexing insight intimate behavior lifestyle intervention member middle age mortality obesity risk physical inactivity prevent professor psychosocial public health priorities sedentary lifestyle skills social social communication social integration theories

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The candidate, Dr. Soohyun Nam, is an assistant professor and nationally certified adult nurse practitioner who has an excellent foundation in patient self-management, health disparities, and community-based research for adults of diverse race/ethnicity with chronic diseases. The long-term goals of this application include the following: (a) to improve outcomes for people with an obesity-related condition, such as type 2 diabetes by developing, implementing, testing, and evaluating self-management and behavioral change interventions for adults of diverse race/ethnicity; (b) to develop effective social network interventions targeting obesity and type 2 diabetes; and, (c) to disseminate sustainable social network interventions to high-risk adults of diverse race/ethnicity and translate in the community. Given the high prevalence of obesity among Black women and the many challenges in improving obesity-risk behaviors in the current social environment, developing effective obesity interventions should be a top public health priority and needs to be informed by the social networks which influence the individuals' daily lifestyle. The training goals of this proposal are to: (1) develop expertise in social network theory, measurement and social network study design and recruitment of hard-to-reach at risk population (Dr. Carl Latkin); (2) develop skills in social network analysis (Dr. Trace Kershaw); (3) increase understanding of physical activity, diet and sleep as obesity-risk behaviors among Black women (Drs. Robin Whittemore and Nancy Redeker); and (4) gain knowledge and experience in advanced qualitative analysis and mixed methods (Drs. Holly Kennedy and Robin Whittemore). The research proposal includes three specific aims relating directly to the training goals: (1) to examine the relationships among characteristics of social networks, obesity-risk behaviors (physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, sleep deprivation), and obesity (BMI, body fat, waist/hip circumferences) among young or middle-aged Black women (BMI:15-42 kg/m2); (2) to examine the relationships between obesity-risk behaviors of Black women and their network members' obesity- risk behaviors, accounting for sociodemographic, clinical, psychosocial, and environmental factors; and (3) to explore Black women's perceptions of how social networks influence their obesity-risk behaviors, the communication channels of their social networks, and how social networks could be utilized to improve obesity- risk behaviors. This proposal builds on the candidate's previous work on self-management and lifestyle change research for adults of diverse race/ethnicity with type 2 diabetes, but adds more advanced statistical skills and knowledge of social network research methodologies in the context of obesity-risk behaviors, and an introduction to advanced qualitative and mixed methods research. The research and training plan, the team of mentors who have expertise in social network research, health behavior change interventions, and working with the Black population as well as the opportunity to work with community leaders will provide Dr. Soohyun Nam with focused, interdisciplinary expertise and maximize her capacity as an independent investigator.

描述（由申请人提供）：候选人Soohyun Nam博士是助理教授兼全国认证的成人护士从业人员，他在患者自我管理，健康差异和基于社区的研究方面对具有慢性疾病的多元化/种族的成人研究具有良好的基础。该应用程序的长期目标包括以下内容：（a）通过开发，实施，测试和评估各种种族/种族的成年人的自我管理和行为改变干预措施，改善与肥胖相关疾病的人的结果，例如2型糖尿病；（b）制定针对肥胖症和2型糖尿病的有效社交网络干预措施；（c）将可持续的社交网络干预传播给各种种族/种族的高风险成年人，并在社区中翻译。鉴于黑人妇女的肥胖症患病率很高，以及改善当前社会环境中肥胖风险行为的许多挑战，发展有效的肥胖干预措施应该是顶级公共卫生的优先事项，需要由影响个人日常生活方式的社交网络告知。该提案的培训目标是：（1）在社交网络理论，测量和社交网络研究设计和招募难以到达的风险人群方面发展专业知识（Carl Latkin博士）；（2）发展技能社交网络分析（Trace Kershaw博士）；（3）作为黑人妇女的肥胖风险行为，增加对体育锻炼，饮食和睡眠的理解（Robin Whittemore博士和Nancy Redeker）；（4）在先进的定性分析和混合方法中获得知识和经验（Holly Kennedy和Robin Whittemore博士）。该研究提案包括与培训目标直接相关的三个具体目标：（1）检查社交网络的特征，肥胖风险行为（身体不活跃，不健康的饮食，睡眠剥夺）和肥胖（BMI，体内脂肪，腰围/臀部周长）之间的关系（BMI）与年轻的黑人妇女之间（2）研究黑人妇女及其网络成员的肥胖风险行为的肥胖风险行为之间的关系，包括社会人口统计学，临床，社会心理和环境因素的关系；（3）探讨黑人妇女对社交网络如何影响其肥胖风险行为，社交网络的沟通渠道以及如何利用社交网络来改善肥胖风险行为的看法。这项提案以2型糖尿病的多元化/种族/民族为生的自我管理和生活方式改变研究的先前工作为基础，但在肥胖风险行为的背景下增加了更先进的统计技能和社交网络研究方法的知识，以及对高级定性和混合方法研究的简介。研究与培训计划，在社交网络研究，健康行为改变干预措施以及与黑人人群合作的指导团队以及与社区领导者合作的机会将为Soohyun Nam博士提供专注，跨学科的专业知识并最大程度地提高她作为独立研究员的能力。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（7）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Mediating roles of psychological factors and physical and social environments between socioeconomic status and dietary behaviors among African Americans with overweight or obesity.

DOI：
10.1002/nur.22130
发表时间：
2021-06
期刊：
Research in nursing & health
影响因子：
2
作者：
Jung S;Whittemore R;Jeon S;Nam S
通讯作者：
Nam S

Body mass index and obesity-related behaviors in African American church-based networks: A social network analysis.

DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0281145
发表时间：
2023
期刊：
PLOS ONE
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Nam, Soohyun;Jung, Sunyoung;Vlahov, David;Latkin, Carl;Kershaw, Trace;Whittemore, Robin
通讯作者：
Whittemore, Robin

Lifestyle Intervention for Sleep Disturbances Among Overweight or Obese Individuals.

针对超重或肥胖个体睡眠障碍的生活方式干预。