Randomized Controlled Trial of Lifestyle Walking for African American Women: Blood Pressure Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to test the effects of a lifestyle physical activity intervention (group meetings alone vs supplemented by personal or automated calls) on changes in systolic/diastolic blood pressures from baseline to 24 and 48 weeks among African American women. This was a randomized controlled trial with intervention conditions randomly assigned across 6 community health care sites. Participants were 288 sedentary African American women without major signs/symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Each intervention had 6 group meetings over 48 weeks, with 1 of 3 options between meetings: (1) no calls, (2) personal motivational calls, or (3) automated motivational calls. Blood pressures were taken at baseline, 24 weeks, and 48 weeks. Separate analyses were conducted using blood pressu

SUBMITTER: Wilbur J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6732879 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature