Showing papers by "Bernice C. Yates published in 2018"
TL;DR: Emotional, informational, and tangible social support were significantly correlated, concurrently and predictively, with perceived competence and satisfaction at most data collection points, and social support did not change over time.
Abstract: This secondary analysis explored how social support changed during the first 6 months postpartum and examined the relationships among social support, parenting competence, and parenting role satisfaction. Single, low-income, adolescent, new mothers ( N = 34) completed measures of perceived parenting competence, parenting role satisfaction, and four types of received social support (emotional, informational, tangible, problematic) from the entire social network at 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postpartum. Results indicated that social support did not change over time. Emotional, informational, and tangible social support were significantly correlated, concurrently and predictively, with perceived competence and satisfaction at most data collection points. Future social support intervention studies using social support as a modifiable variable with this high-risk group of African American adolescent new mothers are advocated. Health care professionals are encouraged to examine existing social support within these mothers' identified family units.
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TL;DR: A 12-week pilot study tested a workplace, peer modeling PA intervention on inactive female employees from a health system and found the IG had greater improvements in fitness and cardiovascular risk compared with the ACG.
Abstract: Most working women do not meet current guidelines for physical activity (PA). A 12-week pilot study tested a workplace, peer modeling PA intervention. Inactive female employees from a health system were randomized to an attention control group (ACG; n = 26) or an intervention group (IG; n = 26). The ACG received health information. The IG participated in six group sessions with an active peer model and received an exercise prescription and PA information. Pre and post measures were PA (ActiGraph), Estimated VO2max (cycle ergometer), resting heart rate (HR), glucose and lipids, and cardiovascular risk. Using hierarchical linear modeling, no significant group by time effects were found. Although PA increased in both groups, F( df = 1) = 11.4, p = .002, the IG had greater improvements in fitness (VO2max, HR) and cardiovascular risk (total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein [LDL], calculated risk score) compared with ACG. Results support repeating this intervention in a fully powered study.
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TL;DR: There is a need to improve educational efforts within CR to rely less on “canned” presentations and more on participants developing their own self-management methods to maintain a healthy lifestyle after CR.
Abstract: Purpose:Maintenance of lifestyle changes after cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is suboptimal. In addition, partners of cardiac patients are invited to participate in CR educational sessions and implicitly expected to assist patients with their lifestyle changes. The purpose of this study was to qualitat
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TL;DR: Although cardiac rehabilitation programs may be effective in altering the macronutrient composition, improvements to overall diet quality may be tempered by a lack of improvement in intake of micronutrients.
Abstract: Purpose Current guidelines for cardiovascular health emphasize a "dietary pattern" approach that could be expected to increase intakes of micronutrients in addition to altering the macronutrient profile. However, the effect of interventions such as cardiac rehabilitation on the micronutrient quality of the diet has not been evaluated. Therefore, the goal of this study was to investigate changes in micronutrient intake of cardiac rehabilitation participants over time. Methods This was a secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial that assessed the effects of the Partners Together in Health intervention on physical activity and healthy eating behaviors. The intake of 9 micronutrients important in cardiovascular health was assessed using 3-d food records. A micronutrient adequacy score was evaluated at 3 time points (baseline, 3 and 6 mo). Changes over time in micronutrient intake were assessed using a general linear model. Results Sixty-eight participants who were enrolled in the Partners Together in Health interventional trial completed the study. There was no significant difference in the mean micronutrient score at any time point. Intake of individual micronutrients did not improve over the 6-mo time frame with the exception of vitamin E, (8.7 mg vs 6.5 mg for at 6 vs 3 mo, P = .02). The proportion of participants with intakes meeting the Dietary Recommended Intake for each nutrient also remained the same over time. Conclusion Although cardiac rehabilitation programs may be effective in altering the macronutrient composition, improvements to overall diet quality may be tempered by a lack of improvement in intake of micronutrients.
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TL;DR: It is indicated that caregiving demands and difficulties change over time and ongoing assessments of spouses and family members are needed to help them manage the caregiving situation.
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TL;DR: Focus group participants perceived the peer modeling PA intervention favorably; however, they desired more attention to healthy eating and more time with peer models, and replication of the study accounting for themes identified by focus group participants is needed.
Abstract: A workplace physical activity (PA) study tested a novel use of peers to deliver the intervention. Peer models provided vicarious experience for living physically active lifestyles to a group of inactive women. The purpose of this study was to describe participants' perceptions of the peer modeling intervention. Nine women from the intervention group ( n = 26) participated in a 90-minute focus group. Qualitative description using thematic analysis was used to identify themes from the focus group transcript. Two themes about the intervention were "I am left wanting more" and "focus on food." Two themes about the peer models were "real people" and "it is doable." Focus group participants perceived the peer modeling PA intervention favorably; however, they desired more attention to healthy eating and more time with peer models. Replication of the study accounting for themes identified by focus group participants is needed to strengthen the peer modeling intervention.
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