title: The effect of a supervised exercise trial on exercise adherence among African American Men: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this pilot study was to determine the effect of a supervised short-term exercise trial on exercise adherence in a sample of African American males.
  
  
  METHODS
  We observed exercise adherence rates among a group of African American men in response to an exercise intervention. Exercise adherence was determined by dividing the total number of actual sessions attended by the total number of possible sessions (12 sessions). A participant was classified as an adherer if they completed 9 out of 12 exercise sessions (75%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-one percent of the study participants (12/17) completed at least 75% of the study sessions and therefore adhered to the study protocol. Among the adherers, 7 out of 12 (58%) had adherence rates of 100%. Five participants withdrew from the exercise group due to lack of time and lack of interest.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exercise adherence rates among African-American men in this study were favorable during this supervised exercise intervention and were comparable to adherence rates observed in other supervised exercise interventions. Recommendations based on this pilot study are provided to reduce participant withdrawal and to inform future large-scale studies.
authors.affiliation: Howard University Cancer Center, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060, USA. t_r_taylor@howard.edu
authors.forename: Teletia R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Kepher
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makambi
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sween
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roltsch
authors.forename: Lucile L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Adams-Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D023801:Directly Observed Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012107:Research Design