The Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Program 2.0: An RCT Examining Effects on Simple 7.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rural women have higher rates of cardiovascular disease than their nonrural counterparts, partially because of their social and environmental contexts. The study objective is to test a refined version of the multilevel Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities intervention, which used extensive process and outcome evaluation data from the original randomized trial to optimize effectiveness as measured by improved Simple 7 score, a composite measure of cardiovascular disease risk.

Study design

The intervention was implemented in a 6-month, delayed intervention, community-randomized trial; control participants received the program following 24-week outcome assessment. The study was conducted in 2017-2018; data analysis occurred in 2018-2019.

Setting/participants

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SUBMITTER: Seguin-Fowler RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311302 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature