Carolyn M Tucker1, Ashley Butler2, Lillian B Kaye3, Sarah E M Nolan4, Delphia J Flenar5, Michael Marsiske6, Marie Bragg7, Eddie Hoover8, Katherine Daly9. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, cmtucker@ufl.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, ambutler@bcm.edu. 3. Department of Psychology, University of Florida (now with the Psychological Group of Washington), lilykayephd@gmail.com. 4. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, sarnolan@gmail.com. 5. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, dflenar@gmail.com. 6. Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, marsiske@phhp.ufl.edu. 7. Department of Psychology, University of Florida (now with Department of Psychology, Yale University), mariebragg@gmail.com. 8. Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, elhoover@buffalo.edu. 9. Department of Psychology, University of Florida (now with St. Mary's College of Maryland), kddaly@smcm.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Examine the impact of the Health Self-Empowerment Theory-based, culturally sensitive Health Self-Empowerment (HSE) Workshop Series to Modify and Prevent Obesity on levels of health promoting (health-smart) behaviors, motivators of and barriers to these behaviors, health promoting lifestyle variables, and health status indicators (Body Mass Index [BMI] and blood pressure) among a culturally diverse sample of overweight/obese adults from mostly low income households. DESIGN: 153 overweight/obese adults participated in an Immediate Treatment (IT) Group (n = 100) or a Waitlist Control (WC) Group (n = 53). RESULTS: Post-intervention, the IT Group compared to the WC Group reported (a) significantly higher engagement in physical activity and healthy eating, (b) significantly less intake of calories, total fat, transfat, saturated fat, sugar, and added sugar, (c) significantly higher motivators for engaging in two of four specific health-smart behaviors, (d) significantly lower barriers to engaging in three of four specific health-smart behaviors, and (e) significantly lower BMI and systolic blood pressure. CONCLUSION: The HSE Workshop Series may be an effective intervention for treating and preventing obesity among diverse low-income adults - individuals who often perceive/experience limited power over their health. Health care providers, particularly physicians, have important health empowerment roles in this intervention.
OBJECTIVE: Examine the impact of the Health Self-Empowerment Theory-based, culturally sensitive Health Self-Empowerment (HSE) Workshop Series to Modify and Prevent Obesity on levels of health promoting (health-smart) behaviors, motivators of and barriers to these behaviors, health promoting lifestyle variables, and health status indicators (Body Mass Index [BMI] and blood pressure) among a culturally diverse sample of overweight/obese adults from mostly low income households. DESIGN: 153 overweight/obese adults participated in an Immediate Treatment (IT) Group (n = 100) or a Waitlist Control (WC) Group (n = 53). RESULTS: Post-intervention, the IT Group compared to the WC Group reported (a) significantly higher engagement in physical activity and healthy eating, (b) significantly less intake of calories, total fat, transfat, saturated fat, sugar, and added sugar, (c) significantly higher motivators for engaging in two of four specific health-smart behaviors, (d) significantly lower barriers to engaging in three of four specific health-smart behaviors, and (e) significantly lower BMI and systolic blood pressure. CONCLUSION: The HSE Workshop Series may be an effective intervention for treating and preventing obesity among diverse low-income adults - individuals who often perceive/experience limited power over their health. Health care providers, particularly physicians, have important health empowerment roles in this intervention.
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empowerment; health promotion; low-income; minority; obesity
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