Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Language
English
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal
American Journal of Men's Health
DOI
10.1177/15579883241241973
PMID
38613210
PMCID
PMC11015773
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-13-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Older Black men are underrepresented in research despite being disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors related to AD compared with non-Hispanic Whites. Although dietary interventions have shown promise to reduce modifiable CV risk factors related to AD, Black Americans have lower adherence likely due to lack of cultural considerations. Using a noninterventional convergent parallel mixed-methods approach, this study examined the cultural contexts that inform perceptions of dietary interventions among older Midwestern Black men. All participants completed an online demographic and dietary habit survey prior to focus group discussions. Two focus group discussion sessions were conducted with a total of 10 cognitively normal Black men aged 55 years and older. Survey data were analyzed using a frequency analysis and qualitative data were analyzed using a six-step thematic analysis process. Most men indicated having hypertension (N = 7, 77.8%) and currently not following a dietary eating pattern (N = 8, 88.9%). Emerging themes identified included (1) knowledge of dementia, (2) perceptions of dietary interventions, (3) barriers impacting participation in dietary interventions, and (4) overcoming barriers to engage Black men in dietary interventions. Findings from this study should inform the design of future dietary interventions for AD prevention to enhance participation among older Black men.
Keywords
Humans, Male, Black or African American, Black People, Focus Groups, Men, Perception, Middle Aged, Midwestern United States, Alzheimer’s disease, men of color, older adults, diet, mixed methods
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Shaw, Ashley R; Vidoni, Eric D; Key, Mickeal N; et al., "Using Focus Groups to Explore Older Black Men's Perception of Dietary Interventions." (2024). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 1552.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthsph_docs/1552