title: Retention of African American Women in a Lifestyle Physical Activity Program.
abstract: The purpose of the article is to examine how well individual characteristics, neighborhood characteristics, and intervention participation predict study retention and staff level of effort needed for retention, using a cohort of African American women enrolled in a physical activity program. Secondary data analysis was conducted from a randomized clinical trial. Participants were aged 40 to 65 years without major signs/symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Assessments were conducted at community sites in/bordering African American communities. Study retention was 90%. Of those retained, 24% required moderate/high level of staff effort for retention. Retention was predicted by being older, having lower perceived neighborhood walkability, living in neighborhoods with greater disadvantage and crime, and having greater program participation. More staff effort was predicted by participants being younger, having more economic hardships, poorer health, or lower intervention participation. We may be able to identify people at baseline likely to require more staff effort to retain.
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA Susan_Buchholz@rush.edu.
authors.forename: Susan W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Buchholz
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: JoEllen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schoeny
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fogg
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D002641:Chicago; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018579:Patient Selection; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D057185:Sedentary Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: African American; intervention; physical activity; retention; women