title: The development of a tracking tool to improve health behaviors in African American adults.
abstract: Although African Americans (AAs) have high risk for cardiovascular disease, few individual tailored interventions are available to improve healthy lifestyles in this population. The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot-test a tracking tool for AA adults to examine the extent to which participants initiated health goals and were ready for change, improved health behaviors (increased fruit/vegetables and physical activity, decreased fat), and perceived the tool was useful in tracking and improving health behaviors. AA adults (n=11, 40 years or older) were recruited and completed for one week the Health Check Report Card (HCRC), a tracking tool that measures types of food eaten and physical activity using a pre-determined point system. Findings showed that the participants at post-test significantly increased fruit/vegetable consumption. The HCRC was perceived as helpful in tracking health behaviors. This study suggests that the HCRC may be a tool to explore in improving health behaviors of AAs.
authors: College of Medicine, Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-2641, USA.
authors: Melissa
authors: M
authors: McDole
authors: Penny A
authors: PA
authors: Ralston
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Coccia
authors: Iris
authors: I
authors: Young-Clark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
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