Pilot Trial of a Home-based Physical Activity Program for African American Women.

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of a Home-based, Individually-tailored Physical activity Print (HIPP) intervention for African American women in the Deep South. Methods: A pilot randomized trial of the HIPP intervention (N=43) vs. wellness contact control (N=41) was conducted. Recruitment, retention, and adherence were examined, along with physical activity (7-Day PARs, accelerometers) and related psychosocial variables at baseline and 6 months. Results: The sample included 84 overweight/obese African American women aged 50-69 in Birmingham, AL. Retention was high at 6 months (90%). Most participants reported being satisfied with the HIPP program and finding it helpful (91.67%). There were no significant between group differences in physical activity (p=0.22); however, HIPP participants reported larger increases (M=+73.9 minutes/week, SD=90.9) in moderate intensity or greater physical activity from baseline to 6 months than the control group (+41.5, SD=64.4). The HIPP group also reported significantly greater improvements in physical activity goal-setting (p=.02) and enjoyment (p=.04) from baseline to 6 months than the control group. There were no other significant between group differences [6MWT, weight, physical activity planning, behavioral processes, stage of change]; however, trends in the data for cognitive processes, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and family support for physical activity indicated small improvements for HIPP participants (P> .05) and declines for control participants. Significant decreases in decisional balance (p=0.01) and friend support (p=0.03) from baseline to six months were observed in the control arm and not the intervention arm. Conclusion: The HIPP intervention has great potential as a low cost, high reach method for reducing physical activity-related health disparities. The lack of improvement in some domains may indicate that additional resources are needed to help this target population reach national guidelines. (C) 2017 American College of Sports Medicine

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