Assessing Food Access, Exercise, and Dietary History among Older African American Parishioners During the Covid-19 Pandemic (C-FED Study)
Design, Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
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Objectives Unhealthy diets and inadequate exercise are associated with chronic health conditions and excess mortality. Older African Americans do not meet dietary and exercise guidelines, and this may have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic due to individual and environmental factors, including food insecurity. Studies evaluating these dynamics are essential for developing interventions. This narrative details a study protocol and data collection experiences during the pandemic. Methods Participants > 55 years African American old completed detailed food frequency, exercise, and food access questionnaires between October 2020 and July 2021. Observations of the study administrators (authors of this manuscript) for the duration of the study are presented. Details on the study design and reflections on the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned are summarized. Future manuscripts will report data analysis of study findings. Results A total of 123 older African American adults participated in the study, and 118 (70% female) completed all three questionnaires. More than 50% of the participants had at least two primary chronic conditions. About 85% were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applying community-based participatory approaches, leveraging partnerships, and exercising flexibility approaches were pivotal to successfully implementing the study protocol. Conclusions Despite challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, detailed data on older African American adults' diet and exercise habits were obtained. Our study design and experiences will benefit future researchers. More importantly, results from our study will inform interventions and policies aimed at minimizing consequences associated with poor diet and exercise habits during the pandemic among this vulnerable population
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Agriculture · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Outbreak · Pandemic · Public health · Quality of Life Research · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Virology
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