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ArticleJournal of the National Medical Association2025

Enhancing health attitudes and information engagement among African American men using an online health education intervention.

Shawnta L Lloyd, Kelvin L Williams, Allison Caban-Holt, Suzanne Craft, Laura D Baker, Goldie S Byrd

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6 authors.

Shawnta L LloydMaya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States. Electronic address: slloyd@wakehealth.edu.
Kelvin L WilliamsMaya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States.
Allison Caban-HoltMaya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States.
Suzanne CraftDepartment of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States; Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States.
Laura D BakerDepartment of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States; Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States.
Goldie S ByrdMaya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem NC, 27101, United States.

Funding

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072947 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SUZANNE CRAFT · 2021 to 2026
$24.3M
Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Core CenterP30AG049638 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ESPELAND, MARK ANDREW · 2016 to 2020
$12.2M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG049638NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072947
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesIn this article, we describe the results of a 6-month follow-up assessment among African American (AA) men who participated in the Black Men's Health Forum, a 6-week online health education intervention.

methodsA pre-post survey design was used to capture attitudes and behaviors before and 6-months after the intervention. The 6-month follow-up used the health conscious scale, Health Information Orientation Scale (HIOS), and the Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation (SMILE) to assess changes in attitudes toward health, health information seeking, and health behaviors. In addition, the influence of accountability partners among AA male participants of the forum was examined.

resultsA sample of 24 AA men [61.7 years of age (range: 34.1 to 75.9 years of age)] completed the follow-up. Participants became more self-aware of their health (5.6 to 6.2, p = 0.0093), more motivated to improve health (5.8 to 6.5, p = 0.0181), and took more personal responsibility for their health (5.6 to 6.4, p = 0.0099). Results from the HIOS revealed that health information engagement increased among participants (2.7 to 3.1, p = 0.0168).

conclusionsAA men's attitudes towards health and information engagement were successfully improved through an online health education intervention. In addition, we leveraged family and friends in the lives of men to serve as a support system for men in the study to help improve health behaviors.

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Attitude to HealthBlack or African AmericanHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultAgedFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansInformation Seeking BehaviorInternetMaleMiddle AgedAfrican AmericanCommunity health promotionHealth behaviorHealth disparitiesMen’s health

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PMID40382305
PMCPMC12167674

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