A Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Mobile Health Intervention Among Church-Going African Americans: Formative Evaluation of the FAITH! App.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In light of the scarcity of culturally tailored mobile health (mHealth) lifestyle interventions for African Americans, we designed and pilot tested the Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health (FAITH!) App in a community-based participatory research partnership with African American churches to promote cardiovascular health and wellness in this population.

Objective

This report presents the results of a formative evaluation of the FAITH! App from participants in an intervention pilot study.

Methods

We included 2 semistructured focus groups (n=4 and n=5) to explore participants' views on app functionality, utility, and satisfaction as well as its impact on healthy lifestyle change. Sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and qual

SUBMITTER: Brewer LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709003 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature