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A randomized trial of an intervention to improve self-care behaviors of African-American women with type 2 diabetes: impact on physical activityThomas C Keyserling
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Diabetes Care 25:1576-83. 2002..To determine whether a culturally appropriate clinic- and community-based intervention for African-American women with type 2 diabetes will increase moderate-intensity physical activity (PA)...- Linking clinical care to community resources for cardiovascular disease prevention: the North Carolina Enhanced WISEWOMAN projectStephanie B Jilcott
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7426, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:569-83. 2006..We also present the study design and baseline results of the randomized trial to evaluate the enhanced intervention... 
Randomized trial of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women: the Weight Wise ProgramCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:1891-9. 2009..05). Of the 72 WWP participants, 64, 47, and 19% lost at least 3, 5, and 7% of their initial body weight, respectively. In conclusion, the WWP was associated with statistically significant and clinically important short-term weight loss...- Randomized trial of a clinic-based, community-supported, lifestyle intervention to improve physical activity and diet: the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN projectThomas C Keyserling
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Prev Med 46:499-510. 2008..To determine if a clinic-based behavioral intervention program for low-income mid-life women that emphasizes use of community resources will increase moderate intensity physical activity (PA) and improve dietary intake... - Rationale, design, and sample characteristics of a practical randomized trial to assess a weight loss intervention for low-income women: the Weight-Wise II ProgramCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, Department of Nutrition, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7426, United States
Contemp Clin Trials 33:93-103. 2012..The results of this study should be informative to key stakeholders interested in real world weight loss interventions for low-income mid-life women... - Cost-effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women: the Weight-Wise ProgramAlison Gustafson
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27519, USA
Prev Med 49:390-5. 2009..Assess the cost-effectiveness of a 16-week weight loss intervention (Weight-Wise) for low-income midlife women... 
Optimized probability sampling of study sites to improve generalizability in a multisite intervention trialJennifer L Kraschnewski
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A10. 2010..We used an optimized probability sampling protocol to select an unbiased, representative sample of study sites to prepare for a randomized trial of a weight loss intervention...- A randomized trial of a church-based diabetes self-management program for African Americans with type 2 diabetesCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7426, USA
Diabetes Educ 35:439-54. 2009..The MI received standard educational pamphlets by mail. Outcomes were assessed at 8 and 12 months; the primary outcome was comparison of 8-month A1C levels... - A comparison of self-reported energy intake with total energy expenditure estimated by accelerometer and basal metabolic rate in African-American women with type 2 diabetesCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
Department of Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 8140, USA
Diabetes Care 27:663-9. 2004..This study assesses the validity of dietary data from African-American women with type 2 diabetes by comparing reported energy intake (EI) with total energy expenditure (TEE) estimated by an accelerometer and basal metabolic rate (BMR)... - A church-based diabetes self-management education program for African Americans with type 2 diabetesCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Nutrition, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, CB 7426, 1700 Airport Rd, Room 246, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 8140, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 3:A93. 2006..This paper describes a church-based diabetes self-management education intervention for African Americans, a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the intervention, and baseline characteristics of study participants... - A randomized trial of an intervention to improve use and adherence to effective coronary heart disease prevention strategiesStacey L Sheridan
Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 11:331. 2011..Existing efforts to improve use and adherence to these efficacious strategies have been so intensive that they are impractical for clinical practice... - Reliability and validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American women with type 2 diabetesCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1700 Airport Road, CB 8140, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 8140, USA
Diabetes Educ 28:979-88. 2002..Internal structure, reliability, and construct validity were evaluated... - Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income African-American and white women: the North Carolina WISEWOMAN projectTracy L Nelson
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Prev Med 35:1-6. 2002..9, 31.0)) than the nonobese (13.0% (95% CI: 9.7, 16.2)). CONCLUSIONS: The differences between and within African-American and white women may be accounted for by the high levels of HDL-C among obese and nonobese African-American women... - The effect of giving global coronary risk information to adults: a systematic reviewStacey L Sheridan
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:230-9. 2010..Whether it improves outcomes is currently unknown... - Implementing the WISEWOMAN program in local health departments: staff attitudes, beliefs, and perceived barriersStephanie B Jilcott
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:598-606. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide insight into the organizational challenges of implementing a CVD risk-reduction program for low-income women. We discuss ways in which intervention and training programs can be improved... - Trust, benefit, satisfaction, and burden: a randomized controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African-American churchesGiselle Corbie-Smith
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wing D CB 7240, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
J Gen Intern Med 18:531-41. 2003..Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches that actively engage communities in a study are assumed to lead to relevant findings, trusting relationships, and greater satisfaction with the research process... - A randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural patients with high blood cholesterolAlice S Ammerman
Department of Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
Prev Med 36:340-51. 2003..The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to facilitate dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemia by rural public health nurses... - Validation of a brief dietary assessment to guide counseling for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in an underserved populationStephanie B Jilcott
World Harvest Mission, Bundibugyo, Uganda
J Am Diet Assoc 107:246-55. 2007..The Dietary Risk Assessment is one such tool modified over time to reflect emerging evidence concerning diet and CVD risk... - Teaching women's health skills: confidence, attitudes and practice patterns of academic generalist physicianJames G Dixon
Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 18:411-8. 2003..This study assesses the readiness of academic general internists to perform and precept a commonly utilized women's health examination, and procedural and management skills...