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University of Massachusetts Amherst

2017

African American

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Process Evaluation Of A Culturally-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention In African-American Mother-Daughter Dyads, Sarah A. Burkart, Christine W. St. Laurent, Sofiya Alhassan Jan 2017

Process Evaluation Of A Culturally-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention In African-American Mother-Daughter Dyads, Sarah A. Burkart, Christine W. St. Laurent, Sofiya Alhassan

Kinesiology Department Faculty Publication Series

The purpose of this study was to describe process evaluation data including intervention fidelity, dosage, quality, participant responsiveness, and program reach for the Mothers And dauGhters daNcing togEther Trial (MAGNET) in Springfield, MA, in Spring 2013 and 2014. Seventy-six mother-daughter dyads were randomized to the mother-daughter group (CH-M, n = 28), the child-only group (CH, n = 25), or the health education group (CON, n = 23). CH-M consisted of 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous culturally-tailored dance classes for dyads. CH consisted of dance classes for the child. All groups received homework tutoring and weekly health newsletters. Process evaluation data were …