Key result
The Salud Para Su Carozón promotora-led education program increased physical activity (57% to 78%), heart health knowledge (49% to 76%), and healthy meal preparation confidence (66% to 81%) (P<.001).
Why the study?
Does a promotora-led cardiovascular health education program improve heart healthy knowledge and behaviors in Latino participants?
Observational (n=435)
Yes
Does a promotora-led cardiovascular health education program improve heart healthy knowledge and behaviors in Latino participants?
Absolute Event Rate: 78% vs 57%
p-value: p=<.001
A culturally sensitive, promotora-led education program significantly improves self-reported cardiovascular health knowledge and behaviors among Latino participants.
May support promotora-led education in Latino communities; leaves open whether RCTs confirm sustained outcomes.
Salud Para Su Carozón is a culturally sensitive, community-based program to increase heart healthy knowledge and behaviors among Latinos. Promotoras were trained using a 10-session manual to teach participants from 7 communities about heart disease risk factors and skills to achieve heart healthy behaviors. In 435 participants with pre-to-post self-reported data, there were increases in physical activity outside of work (57%-78%), heart health knowledge (49%-76%), and confidence in preparing heart healthy meals (66%-81%) (all Ps < .001). Results suggest that promotoras can provide effective health education to improve heart health risk behaviors in select Latino communities.
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Spinner et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=435). Salud Para Su Carozón program vs. Pre-intervention baseline was evaluated on Physical activity outside of work (p=<.001). The Salud Para Su Carozón promotora-led education program increased physical activity (57% to 78%), heart health knowledge (49% to 76%), and healthy meal preparation confidence (66% to 81%) (P<.001).
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