Lesli E. Skolarus|Joan E. Cowdery|Mackenzie Dome|Sarah Bailey|Jonggyu Baek|James Brian Byrd|Sarah Hartley|Staci Valley|sogand saberi|Natalie Wheeler|Mollie McDermott|Rebecca Hughes|Krithika Shanmugasundaram|Lewis B. Morgenstern|Devin L. Brown
Reach Out Churches: A Community-Based Participatory Research Pilot Trial to Assess the Feasibility of a Mobile Health Technology Intervention to Reduce Blood Pressure Among African Americans
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Eastern Michigan University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Building Bridges|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Diabetes & Endocrine Associates|University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
innovative strategies needed reduce hypertension epidemic among african americans reach faithcollaborative mobile health randomized pilot intervention trial four mobile health components reduce high blood pressure bp compared usual care designed tested within communitybased participatory research framework among african americans recruited randomized churches flint michigan purpose pilot study assess feasibility reach processes feasibility assessed willingness consent acceptance randomization proportion weeks participants texted bp readings intervention use number lost followup retention responses postintervention surveys focus groups acceptance intervention 425 church members underwent bp screening 94 enrolled study 73 78 completed 6month outcome assessment median age 58 years 79 women participants responded bps average 137 sd 107 weeks 26 weeks bp prompts sent participants reported satisfaction intervention reach faithcollaborative mobile health intervention feasible study efficacy intervention additional mobile health strategies considered