Trial reportHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2016
Cluster Randomized Trial of a Church-Based Peer Counselor and Tailored Newsletter Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening and Physical Activity Among Older African Americans.
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- Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening: 3 Community Guide Systematic Reviews.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing colorectal cancer screening uptake among African-American men: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting habitual exercise in people living with and beyond cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Computer-tailored intervention increases colorectal cancer screening among low-income African Americans in primary care: Results of a randomized trial.Preventive medicine · 2021Trial
- Cluster randomized controlled trial of a mobile market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake among adults in lower-income communities in North Carolina.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Characteristics and Effectiveness of Patient Navigation Programs on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Colonoscopy Uptake: A Systematic Review.AJPM focus · 2026Review
- Cancer interventions with faith-based organizations: a scoping review.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to identify church leaders' perspectives on contextual determinants of community-based colorectal cancer screening for Black Kentuckians.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
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- Community Health workers United to Reduce Colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease among people at Higher risk (CHURCH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Research square · 2024Article
- Educational interventions to improve bowel cancer awareness and screening in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries: A scoping review.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence and predictors of colorectal cancer screening in the United States: evidence from the HINTS database 2018 to 2020.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators to the engagement of physical activity among Black and African American cancer survivors during and after treatments.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Congregational health needs by key demographic variables: Findings from a congregational health needs assessment tool.Evaluation and program planning · 2022Article
- Volunteer Impact on Health-Related Outcomes for Seniors: a Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2021Article
- Perceived Benefits and Barriers in the Mediation of Exercise Differences in Older Black Women with and Without Obesity.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Community health advisors assessing adherence to national cancer screening guidelines among African Americans in South Los Angeles.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Promoting Cancer Screening in Partnership With Health Ministries in 9 African American Churches in South Los Angeles: An Implementation Pilot Study.Preventing chronic disease · 2019Article
- Insure Me Cancer Free: An Intervention Utilizing a Dynamic Communication Model.Health behavior research · 2019Article
- Enhancing capacity among faith-based organizations to implement evidence-based cancer control programs: a community-engaged approach.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Action Through Churches in Time to Save Lives (ACTS) of Wellness was a cluster randomized controlled trial developed to promote colorectal cancer screening and physical activity (PA) within urban African American churches. Churches were recruited from North Carolina (n = 12) and Michigan (n = 7) and were randomized to intervention (n = 10) or comparison (n = 9). Intervention participants received three mailed tailored newsletters addressing colorectal cancer screening and PA behaviors over approximately 6 months. Individuals who were not up-to-date for screening at baseline could also receive motivational calls from a peer counselor. The main outcomes were up-to-date colorectal cancer screening and Metabolic Equivalency Task (MET)-hours/week of moderate-vigorous PA. Multivariate analyses examined changes in the main outcomes controlling for church cluster, gender, marital status, weight, and baseline values. Baseline screening was high in both intervention (75.9%, n = 374) and comparison groups (73.7%, n = 338). Screening increased at follow-up: +6.4 and +4.7 percentage points for intervention and comparison, respectively (p = .25). Baseline MET-hours/week of PA was 7.8 (95% confidence interval [6.8, 8.7]) for intervention and 8.7 (95% confidence interval [7.6, 9.8]) for the comparison group. There were no significant changes (p = .15) in PA for intervention (-0.30 MET-hours/week) compared with the comparison (-0.05 MET-hours/week). Among intervention participants, PA increased more for those who participated in church exercise programs, and screening improved more for those who spoke with a peer counselor or recalled the newsletters. Overall, the intervention did not improve PA or screening in an urban church population. These findings support previous research indicating that structured PA opportunities are necessary to promote change in PA and churches need more support to initiate effective peer counselor programs.
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