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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2018

Power of Peer Support to Change Health Behavior to Reduce Risks for Heart Disease and Stroke for African American Men in a Faith-Based Community.

Sohye Lee, Erica Schorr, Niloufar Niakosari Hadidi, Robin Kelley, Diane Treat-Jacobson, Ruth Lindquist

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sohye LeeLoewenberg College of Nursing, University of Memphis, 4055 North Park Loop Community Health Building #3526, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA. slee26@memphis.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7387-3011
Erica SchorrSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Niloufar Niakosari HadidiSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Robin KelleyMount Airy Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., USA.
Diane Treat-JacobsonSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ruth LindquistSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
University of Minnesota · USUniversity of Memphis · US

Funding

Research CoreU54MD008620 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI KONETY, BADRINATH R, SHIKANY, JAMES M · 2013 to 2017
$13.5M
NIMHD NIH HHS U54MD008620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeer support has powerful potential to improve outcomes in a program of health behavior change; yet, how peer support is perceived by participants, its role, and how it contributes to intervention efficacy is not known, especially among African Americans. The purpose of this study was to identify the subjectively perceived experience and potential contributions of peer support to the outcomes of a peer group behavioral intervention designed to change health behavior to reduce risks for heart disease and stroke in African American men in a faith-based community.

methodsA peer support group intervention was implemented to increase health knowledge and to improve health behaviors in line with the American Heart Association's Life Simple 7 domains (get active, control cholesterol, eat better, manage blood pressure, lose weight, reduce blood sugar, and stop smoking). Fourteen peer group sessions and eight follow-up interviews with program participants were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed.

resultsSeven key themes emerged, including (1) enhancing access to health behavior information and resources, (2) practicing and applying problem-solving skills with group feedback and support, (3) discussing health behavior challenges and barriers, (4) sharing health behavior changes, (5) sharing perceived health outcome improvements and benefits, (6) feelings of belonging and being cared for, and (7) addressing health of family and community.

conclusionQualitative findings revealed a positive perception of peer support and greater understanding of potential reasons why it may be an effective strategy for African American men.

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Black or African AmericanHealth BehaviorPeer GroupReligionRisk Reduction BehaviorSocial SupportAccess to InformationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMenMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsAfrican American menBehavior change programCardiovascular diseasePeer supportRisk reduction

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PMID29392680
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