Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2021
Mindfulness in Motion and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) in Hypertensive African Americans.
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- Anti-inflammatory diets and mental health: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials and systematic evidence syntheses.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions among people of color: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2022Pooled it
- Adapted Mindfulness Training for Interoception and Adherence to the DASH Diet: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Integrative, multimodal nursing intervention for uncontrolled hypertension: randomized controlled trial effects on blood pressure, perceived stress, and medication adherence.Clinical hypertension · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of a Race-Based Stress Reduction Intervention on Improving Stress-Related Symptoms and Inflammation in African American Women at Risk for Cardiometabolic Disease: Protocol for Recruitment and Intervention for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Stress and Hypertension Among African American Female Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Protocol for a Pilot Internet-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Blood pressure impact of dietary practices using the DASH method: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical hypertension · 2025Article
- Epigenetic modulation by life-style: advances in diet, exercise, and mindfulness for disease prevention and health optimization.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The impact of targeted lifestyle interventions on brain function in young and middle-aged patients with hypertension: A retrospective cohort analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Economic and Cultural Assessment of the DASH Eating Plan for Low-Income African Americans: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Peer (dyadic) support: a hypertension feasibility study for older African American women.AIMS public health · 2024Article
- Our Whole Lives for Hypertension and Cardiac Risk Factors-Combining a Teaching Kitchen Group Visit With a Web-Based Platform: Feasibility Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Hair Cortisol Concentration, Perceived Stress, Mental Well-Being, and Cardiovascular Health in African American Older Adults: A Pilot Study.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Feasibility of a Telephone-Delivered Mindfulness Intervention for Informal Caregivers of Rural-Dwelling African Americans With Dementia.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesHypertension increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. This pilot study's purpose was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel intervention, Mindfulness in Motion (MIM) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension DASH (MIM DASH), to improve diet, mindfulness, stress, and systolic blood pressure (BP) in older African Americans with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and hypertension.
designCluster randomized controlled trial.
settingIntergenerational community center in a large metropolitan area.
participantsAfrican Americans with MCI and hypertension. Participants were divided into six groups randomized 1:1:1 to the MIM DASH group, attention only (non-hypertensive education) group, or true control group. The MIM DASH and attention only interventions were delivered in 8-weekly 2 hour group sessions. MIM included mindful movements from chair/standing, breathing exercises, and guided meditation. The DASH component used a critical thinking approach of problem solving, goal setting, reflection, and self-efficacy. The true control group received a DASH pamphlet at the end. MEASUREMENTS: Feasibility was tracked through enrollment and attendance records; acceptability was assessed through interviews. Blood pressure was measured using the Omron HEM-907XL Monitor. Dietary intake was measured by DASH-Q. Mindfulness was measured by the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale. Stress was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale. MCI was determined using the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination. Data were collected at baseline and 3-months.
resultsMedian session attendance was six for the MIM DASH group and six for the attention only group. There were no changes in diet, mindfulness, or stress. There was a clinically significant reduction in systolic BP in the MIM DASH group (-7.2 mmHg) relative to the attention only group (-.7), and no change between the MIM DASH and true control groups.
conclusionResults indicate that the MIM DASH intervention was feasible and culturally acceptable in African Americans with hypertension and MCI.
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