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| Ranking |
Effective Practice |
| Description |
The Exercise Training for Stroke Survivors program is a health-promotion program to improve outcomes for urban African-American stroke survivors. The 12-week program has sessions three days a week on fitness instruction and exercise, nutrition education, and health behavior changes. The 45-70 minute exercise classes included a warm-up, aerobic activity, strength activity, and cool down. Aerobic equipment includes stationary bikes, recumbent steppers, treadmills, and cross-trainers. Introductory classes educate participants in measuring perceived exertion, using equipment safely, and understanding signs of overexertion. Nutrition classes include hands-on cooking instruction focused on low-fat, low-cholesterol food. Health behavior classes include presentations and group discussions to help participants develop goals related to stress, coping styles, family, role change, communication, exercise, healthy cooking, and nutrition. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of this program is to use education and exercise improve outcomes for urban African American stroke survivors. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
This program was evaluated using a pre- and post-test lag control group study. The intervention group made significant gains over lag controls in the following outcome measures: reduced total cholesterol (p < 0.05), reduced weight (p < 0.01), increased cardiovascular fitness (p< 0.001), increased strength (p < 0.001), increased flexibility (p < 0.001), increased satisfaction and ability to manage self-care needs (p < 0.05), and decreased social isolation (p < 0.05). |
| Categories |
Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Health / Disabilities
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| Organization(s) |
University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Disability and Human Development |
| Source |
American Journal of Preventive Medicine |
| Date of Publication |
2000 |
| Geographic Type |
Urban |
| Location |
City: Chicago, IL |
| Primary Contact |
James Rimmer, PhD
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-9651
jrimmer@uic.edu
http://www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd/
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| For more details |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11128841?ito...
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| Target Audience |
Racial / Ethnic Minorities |
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