Using Focus Groups to Explore Older Black Men's Perception of Dietary Interventions.

ABSTRACT: Older Black men are underrepresented in research despite being disproportionately affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors related to AD compared with non-Hispanic Whites. Although dietary interventions have shown promise to reduce modifiable CV risk factors related to AD, Black Americans have lower adherence likely due to lack of cultural considerations. Using a noninterventional convergent parallel mixed-methods approach, this study examined the cultural contexts that inform perceptions of dietary interventions among older Midwestern Black men. All participants completed an online demographic and dietary habit survey prior to focus group discussions. Two focus group discussion sessions were conducted with a total of 10 cognitively normal Black men aged 55

SUBMITTER: Shaw AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015773 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature