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Trial reportJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2023

"It's Gonna Be Okay"-A Qualitative Exploration of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects on African American Participants During a Dietary Intervention Study.

John A Bernhart, Mary Quattlebaum, Sarah Eustis, Nkechi Okpara, Mary J Wilson, Claudia Sentman, Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy

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Trial report in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John A BernhartDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Electronic address: bernhaj@email.sc.edu.
Mary QuattlebaumDepartment of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Sarah EustisTufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nkechi OkparaDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Mary J WilsonDepartment of Health Services, Policy, and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Claudia SentmanDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievyDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
University of South Carolina · USTufts University · US

Funding

A nutrition-based approach to reduce heart disease risk among overweight African Americans: Use of soul food plant-based or omnivorous diets to address cardiovascular diseaseR01HL135220 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI TURNER-MCGRIEVY, GABRIELLE MICHELLE · 2017 to 2021
$3.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL135220
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAfrican American adults are at increased risk for chronic diseases. Limited research exists regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic affected African American adults in behavioral interventions.

objectiveThis study assessed how the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, before vaccine availability and widespread testing, affected stress, nutrition, and exercise behaviors of African American adults participating in a dietary intervention study.

designThis was a qualitative interview study conducted with participants from both diet groups as part of the ongoing Nutritious Eating with Soul (NEW Soul) study. NEW Soul is a 2-year, randomized dietary intervention study with participants randomized to follow a vegan (intervention) or low-fat omnivorous diet (control), with both diets focused on soul food. PARTICIPANTS/

settingParticipants (n = 20) came from 2 cohorts of the larger intervention study in South Carolina and were purposefully recruited based on high and low attendance at intervention sessions. Participants in the first cohort were near the end of the intervention, and participants in the second cohort were near the mid-point. The interviews were conducted from June to July 2020.

main outcome measuresOutcomes included participants' experiences related to stress, nutrition, and exercise behaviors during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. ANALYSIS: Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Interview transcripts were coded by two coders using NVivo software. Interviews were coded through content analysis using a constant comparative method.

resultsParticipants discussed the following 3 themes in relation to health behaviors: increased stress, change in routines, and advice to follow health goals.

conclusionsFindings provide perspectives for designing interventions for African American adults establishing new routines to overcome setbacks and changes in routines created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Black or African AmericanCOVID-19DietHealth BehaviorAdultExerciseHumansPandemicsAfrican AmericansExerciseHealth disparitiesNutritionStress

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