Key result
FAITH! app links to ~1.2 more daily fruit and vegetable servings among African Americans.
Why the study?
African Americans continue to have suboptimal cardiovascular health related to diet and physical activity, but mobile health lifestyle interventions to address these disparities are understudied in this population.
Does a 10-week mHealth lifestyle intervention improve diet and physical activity-related psychosocial factors and behaviors in African American adults?
Observational (n=45)
Yes
Does a 10-week mHealth lifestyle intervention improve diet and physical activity-related psychosocial factors and behaviors in African American adults?
Effect estimate: Cohen d 0.62 (95% CI 0.4 to 1.9)
Absolute Event Rate: 4.5% vs 3.4%
p-value: p=<.001
A 10-week mHealth lifestyle intervention significantly improved diet and physical activity-related psychosocial factors and behaviors in African American adults at 28 weeks.
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May support culturally tailored mHealth for diet in African Americans; hypothesis-generating, requiring RCTs before practice change.
Cyriac et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Suboptimal cardiovascular health (n=45). FAITH! app (mHealth lifestyle intervention) vs. Baseline was evaluated on Daily fruit and vegetable intake (servings per day) (Cohen d 0.62, 95% CI 0.4 to 1.9, p=<.001). The FAITH! app mHealth lifestyle intervention significantly increased daily fruit and vegetable intake by 1.2 servings per day and improved diet-related psychosocial factors among African Americans.
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