The significant places of African American adults and their perceived influence on cardiovascular disease risk behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

AA living in rural areas of the southeastern U.S. experience a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Neighborhood environmental factors contribute to this disparity and may decrease the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions aimed at preventing CVD. Furthermore, the influence of neighborhood factors on AA CVD risk behaviors (i.e. physical activity) may be obscured by the use of researcher-defined neighborhoods and researcher-defined healthy and unhealthy places. The objective of this study was to elucidate the effects of neighborhood environments on AA CVD risk behaviors among AA adults who recently completed a lifestyle intervention. We specifically sought to identify AA adults' self-perceived places of significance and their

SUBMITTER: White MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8570769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature