Trial reportAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP
Mediating effects of group cohesion on physical activity and diet in women of color: health is power.
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Health is Power: An Ecological Theory-based Health Intervention for Women of Color
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Successful behavior change in obesity interventions in adults: a systematic review of self-regulation mediators.BMC medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Psychosocial factors and theory in physical activity studies in minorities.American journal of health behavior · 2015Pooled it
- Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss management for overweight and obese adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2013Pooled it
- The role of the 'obligation to help others' within the superwoman schema: implications for physical activity in African American women with low activity levels.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the role of interpersonal support on daily physical activity across systems, contexts, and time among African American women: an ecological momentary assessment study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Trial
- Sustainability via Active Garden Education: The Sustainability Action Plan Model and Process.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of a faith-based mind-body intervention among African American adults.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Mobile App-Based Small-Group Physical Activity Intervention for Young African American Women: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Trial
- Reach and representativeness of ethnic minority women in the Health Is Power Study: a longitudinal analysis.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to reduce binge eating symptoms in African American and Hispanic women.Appetite · 2015Trial
- Translating a heart disease lifestyle intervention into the community: the South Asian Heart Lifestyle Intervention (SAHELI) study; a randomized control trial.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Effectiveness of a walking group intervention to promote physical activity and cardiovascular health in predominantly non-Hispanic black and Hispanic urban neighborhoods: findings from the walk your heart to health intervention.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2015Trial
- The South Asian Heart Lifestyle Intervention (SAHELI) study to improve cardiovascular risk factors in a community setting: design and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2013Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of an adapted community-based cardiovascular disease prevention program: a pilot study of the StrongPeople strong hearts intervention for women living in urban settings.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Design and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Leisure Time Physical Activity of Adult Women in Gipuzkoa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Interaction of Neighborhood and Genetic Risk on Waist Circumference in African-American Adults: A Longitudinal Study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Article
- The impact of religiosity on dietary habits and physical activity in minority women participating in the Health is Power (HIP) study.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Do Neighborhood Demographics Modify Walking Group Intervention Effectiveness in Urban Neighborhoods?Health promotion practice · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the effects and mediating factors of a physical activity (PA) or vegetable and fruit (VF) group cohesion intervention.
designLongitudinal design.
settingHarris County and Travis County, Texas.
participantsCommunity-dwelling African-American and Hispanic or Latina women.
interventionThree hundred ten women were randomized to a PA (n = 204) or VF (n = 106) intervention group. Women met in groups six times over the course of 6 months and were exposed to a group cohesion intervention to promote walking or to increase VF consumption. MEASURES: Women completed the International PA Questionnaire, National Cancer Institute VF and fat screeners, PA Group Environment Questionnaire, and 7-day accelerometer protocol at baseline and post-intervention. ANALYSES: The direct and mediated effects of the intervention on outcomes were evaluated using a mediational chain model, controlling for baseline values and covariates using path analysis.
resultsWomen were middle aged (mean = 44.4 years) and overweight or obese (mean body mass index = 34.0 kg/m(2)). PA increased and fat consumption decreased for both groups, whereas VF consumption increased for women in VF group only (all p < .05). Increased task cohesion led to hypothesized increases in psychosocial factors in the PA group but not to behavioral changes.
conclusionsGroup cohesion interventions may have psychological and physical health benefits for African-American and Hispanic or Latina women, but refinement of measures and intervention delivery is needed to determine whether hypothesized mediational pathways are valid.
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