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April 8, 2010Ethnicity and Health

After 6 weeks, systolic BP decreased an average of -10.4+/-10.6 mmHg, weight decreased 1.5+/-3.2 lbs, BMI decreased 0.3+/-0.5, and physical activity increased 40 minutes per week.

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Why the study?

Does a culturally adapted behavioral intervention improve systolic blood pressure and lifestyle behaviors in Hispanic/Latino adults?

Population

17 Hispanic/Latino adults in Durham, North Carolina

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 weeks

Authors

MRMaría del Pilar Rocha-GoldbergLCLeonor CorsinoBBBryan C. Batch

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Overview

May support culturally tailored programs for Hispanic adults; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does a culturally adapted behavioral intervention improve systolic blood pressure and lifestyle behaviors in Hispanic/Latino adults?

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Population
17 Hispanic/Latino adults in Durham, North Carolina
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Intervention
Culturally adapted behavioral intervention consisting of six weekly group sessions incorporating motivational interviewing techniques, focusing on weight loss, DASH diet, and physical activity
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Outcome
Systolic blood pressure (BP), weight, body mass index (BMI), exercise, and dietary pattern measured at baseline and at 6 weeks follow-upsurrogate

A culturally tailored lifestyle intervention is feasible and potentially effective for lowering blood pressure and improving health behaviors in Hispanic/Latino adults.

Cite This Study

Rocha-Goldberg et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83feba20cfb2932ffe30fdhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13557851003674997
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