Key result
B-SWELL intervention proves feasible and trends toward improving perceived stress and self-efficacy versus control.
Why the study?
Black women experience disproportionately higher CVD-related mortality but are less likely to receive culturally proficient education and preventive care, warranting evaluation of the feasibility of the B-SWELL intervention.
Does the B-SWELL intervention improve perceived stress, self-efficacy, and Life's Simple 7 scores in midlife Black women compared to a standard group wellness intervention?
RCT (n=48)
randomized
Does the B-SWELL intervention improve perceived stress, self-efficacy, and Life's Simple 7 scores in midlife Black women compared to a standard group wellness intervention?
The B-SWELL intervention is a feasible, culturally adapted program that shows promise in improving stress and cardiovascular health behaviors (Life's Simple 7) in midlife Black women.
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Supports larger efficacy trials before clinical adoption; extends feasibility data for culturally adapted stress interventions in midlife Black women.
Jones et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Cardiovascular disease prevention (n=48). Midlife Black Women's Stress and Wellness intervention (B-SWELL) vs. Group wellness (WE) intervention was evaluated on Feasibility, perceived stress, self-efficacy, Life's Simple 7 scores, depressive symptoms, and perceived general health. In a feasibility trial of 48 midlife Black women, the B-SWELL intervention was feasible and showed positive trends for improving perceived stress and self-efficacy compared to a wellness control.
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