Mark L. Wieland|Marcelo M. Hanza|Jennifer A. Weis|Sonja J. Meiers|Christi A. Patten|Matthew M. Clark|Jeff A. Sloan|Paul J. Novotny|Jane W. Njeru|Adeline Abbenyi|James A. Levine|Miriam Goodson|Graciela D. Porraz Capetillo|Ahmed Osman|Abdullah Hared|Julie A. Nigon|Irene G. Sia
Healthy Immigrant Families: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Family-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention
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purpose evaluate healthy eating physical activity intervention immigrant families derived communitybased participatory research design healthy immigrant families study randomized controlled trial delayed intervention control group families randomization unit setting us midwest city participants participants recruited community partners hispanic somali sudanese immigrant communities intervention family health promoters participating communities delivered 6 healthy eating modules 4 physical activity modules 2 modules synthesizing information 12 home visits 6090 minutes within first 6 months 12 followup phone calls participant occurred within second 6 months measures primary measures dietary quality measured weekday 24hour recall reported healthy eating index score 0100 physical activity measured accelerometers 14 wear days baseline 6 12 24 months results total 151 persons 81 adolescents 70 adults 44 families randomly assigned 12 months significant improvement occurred healthy eating index scores adults intervention group compared controls change 86 vs 44 p lt 01 persisted 24 months 74 baseline p lt 01 differences observed adolescents significant differences occurred groups physical activity conclusion intervention produced sustained dietary quality improvement among adults among adolescents program outcomes relevant communities working decrease cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations