title: Effects of a short-term health promotion intervention for a predominantly African-American group of stroke survivors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The study examined the effects of a 12-week health promotion intervention for a predominantly urban African-American population of stroke survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pre-test/post-test lag control group design was employed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 35 stroke survivors (9 male, 26 female) recruited from local area hospitals and clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Biomedical, fitness, nutritional, and psychosocial measures were employed to assess program outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment group made significant gains over lag controls in the following areas: (1) reduced total cholesterol, (2) reduced weight, (3) increased cardiovascular fitness, (4) increased strength, (5) increased flexibility, (6) increased life satisfaction and ability to manage self-care needs, and (7) decreased social isolation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A short-term health promotion intervention for predominantly African-American stroke survivors was effective in improving several physiological and psychological health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608-6904, USA. jrimmer@uic.edu
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rimmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Braunschweig
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Creviston
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nicola
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education*; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D044383:Black People; D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012016:Reference Values; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D020521:Stroke / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017741:Survivors; D014505:Urban Population