Why the study?
Does a culturally tailored multimedia intervention improve health behaviors and reduce MI risk factors in at-risk South Asians?
Population
367 individuals of South Asian origin living in Canada, recruited from places of worship and community…
Comparison
Culturally tailored multimedia intervention plus… vs Control group receiving individualized MI and…
Design
RCT, randomly allocated
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Requires refinement for better uptake before clinical use in South Asians; leaves open efficacy for sustained behavior change and MI risk reduction.
Does a culturally tailored multimedia intervention improve health behaviors and reduce MI risk factors in at-risk South Asians?
A culturally tailored multimedia intervention and genetic risk score reporting is feasible but requires further refinement to induce sustained health behavior changes in South Asians.
Samaan et al. (2013) studied this question.
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