Trial reportHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2012
A path analysis of a randomized promotora de salud cardiovascular disease-prevention trial among at-risk Hispanic adults.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Who is a community health worker? - a systematic review of definitions.Global health action · 2017Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Latinos: A Systematic Review.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingPooled it
- Perceptions of Community Health Workers (CHWs/PS) in the U.S.-Mexico border HEART CVD study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Trial
- The association between local area immigrant fraction and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the United States: an observational study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Article
- Approaches to decision-making among late-stage melanoma patients: a multifactorial investigation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- Tobacco cessation in Vietnam: Exploring the role of village health workers.Global public health · 2018Article
- The association of periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease risk: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.Journal of periodontology · 2018Article
- Participants' perceptions of interactions with community health workers who promote behavior change: a qualitative characterization from participants with normal, depressive and anxious mood states.International journal for equity in health · 2018Article
- What is the scope of improving immigrant and ethnic minority healthcare using community navigators: A systematic scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2016Article
- Promotoras as research partners to engage health disparity communities.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2013Article
- Using the Framingham Risk Score to evaluate immigrant effect on cardiovascular disease risk in Mexican Americans.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2012Article
- Salud Para Su Corazon (health for your heart) community health worker model: community and clinical approaches for addressing cardiovascular disease risk reduction in Hispanics/Latinos.The Journal of ambulatory care managementArticle
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Abstract
This study assessed effectiveness of an educational community intervention taught by promotoras de salud in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Hispanics using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Model development was guided by a social ecological framework proposing CVD risk reduction through improvement of protective health behaviors, health beliefs, contextual and social factors. Participants were 328 Hispanic adults with at least one CVD risk factor. SEM analyses assessed direct and indirect effects of intervention participation on CVD risk (Framingham score) and latent variables nutrition intake and health beliefs. The model fit was adequate (root mean square error of approximation = .056 [90% confidence interval = .040, .072], comparative fit index = .967, normed fit index = .938, nonnormed fit index = .947). Intervention participation was associated with improved nutritional consumption, but not lower CVD risk. Stronger health beliefs predicted healthier nutritional habits. This project provided evidence for the adequacy of a conceptual framework that can be used to elicit new pathways toward CVD risk reduction among at-risk Hispanic populations.
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