Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Among Urban African Americans With a Mobile Health App (the MOYO App): Protocol for a Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disparities are a particularly devastating manifestation of health inequity. Despite advancements in prevention and treatment, CVD is still the leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, research indicates that African American (AA) and other ethnic-minority populations are affected by CVD at earlier ages than white Americans. Given that AAs are the fastest-growing population of smartphone owners and users, mobile health (mHealth) technologies offer the unparalleled potential to prevent or improve self-management of chronic disease among this population.

Objective

To address the unmet need for culturally tailored primordial prevention CVD-focused mHealth interventions, the MOYO app was cocreated with the involvement of

SUBMITTER: Taylor HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380980 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature