National dissemination of strongwomen-healthy hearts: A community-based program to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease among midlife and older women

S.C. Folta, R.A. Seguin, K.K.H. Chui, V. Clark, M.A. Corbin, J.P. Goldberg, E. Heidkamp-Young, A.H. Lichtenstein, N. Wiker and M.E. Nelson

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 12, 2578-2585

Abstract: Objectives. We describe the national dissemination of an evidence-based community cardiovascular disease prevention program for midlife and older women using the RE-AIM (reach effectiveness adoption implementation maintenance) framework and share key lessons learned during translation. Methods. In a 2010 to 2014 collaboration between the StrongWomen program and the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, we assessed reach, adoption, implementation, and maintenance using survey methods, and we assessed effectiveness using a pretest-posttest within-participants design, with weight change as the primary outcome. Results. Overall reach into the population was 15 per 10 000. Of 85 trained leaders, 41 (48%) adopted the program. During the 12-week intervention, weight decreased by 0.5 kilograms, fruit and vegetable intake increased by 2.1 servings per day, and physical activity increased by 1238 metabolic equivalent (MET)- minutes per week (all P

Keywords: adult; aged; Cardiovascular Diseases; female; human; mass communication; middle aged; program evaluation; risk reduction, Adult; Aged; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diffusion of Innovation; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Program Evaluation; Risk Reduction Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302866

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