Efficacy of a school-based cardiac health promotion intervention program for African-American adolescents

    Authors

    M. M. Covelli

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Appl. Nurs. Res.

    Keywords

    DISEASE RISK-FACTORS; HIGH BLOOD-PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH; SALT; SENSITIVITY; HYPERTENSION; CHILDREN; DETERMINANTS; Nursing

    Abstract

    Objective: African-American adolescents are twice as likely to develop hypertension in early adulthood than adolescents from other racial groups. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a school-based health promotion intervention. Method: Participants were African-American adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years attending an urban high school. The 9-week intervention program focused on the participants' knowledge, diet, exercise, and blood pressure. Conclusions: The intervention program was efficacious in knowledge (p = .0001), exercise (p = .0001), as well as fruit and vegetable intake (p = .0001). Differences in systolic (p = .5548) and diastolic (p = .9719) blood pressure levels were not significant. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Applied Nursing Research

    Volume

    21

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    173

    Last Page

    180

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000261267600001

    ISSN

    0897-1897

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