Abby C. King|Timothy Bickmore|Maria I. Campero|Leslie A. Pruitt|James Langxuan Yin
Employing Virtual Advisors in Preventive Care for Underserved Communities: Results From the COMPASS Study
Stanford University|Northeastern University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Northeastern University
electronically delivered health promotion programs aimed primarily educated healthliterate individuals proliferated raising concerns trends could exacerbate health disparities united states elsewhere efficacy culturally linguistically adapted virtual advisor provides tailored physical activity advice support tested lowincome older adults forty inactive adults 925 latino 55 years age older randomized 4month virtual advisor walking intervention waitlist control fourmonth increases reported minutes walkingweek greater virtual advisor arm mean increase 2535 2487 minutesweek relative control mean increase 268 670 minutesweek p 0008 walking increases virtual advisor arm substantiated via objectively measured daily steps slope analysis p 002 one intervention participant continued interaction virtual advisor 20week poststudy period mean number poststudy sessions 140 205 results indicate virtual advisor delivering culturally linguistically adapted physical activity advice led meaningful 4month increases walking relative control among underserved older adults interactive technology requires minimal language computer literacy may help reduce health disparities ensuring groups benefit ehealth opportunities