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A review of culturally tailored interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease in South Asians

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: South Asians (SA) in the United States suffers from earlier onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have a 3 to 5-fold increased risk of CVD mortality compared with other ethnic groups.They also present with increased rates and earlier onset of diabetes compared with other ethnicities.They have a higher incidence of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia at a lower body mass index and waist circumference.The purpose of this review is to examine the impact of CVD lifestyle interventions in SAs.Two authors independently extracted the data and assessed the quality of each article using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies.Of the 14 studies, 2 studies focused on dietary interventions, two focused on exercise, eight studies employed a combination of the two interventions, and two articles using a multimedia approach to this group.Interventions showed mixed success in reducing modifiable risk factors that led to CVD.Researchers strongly supported the feasibility and effectiveness of using community health workers, community and/or faith-based settings to deliver CVD risk factor reduction interventions in diverse SA groups.With only 14 studies published using culturally tailored interventions to reduce CVD in SAs, there is an obvious gap in the literature targeting modifiable risk factors in this population.

Source: Cardiovascular Disorders and Medicine

DOI: 10.15761/cdm.1000168

Authors: Rozmin Jiwani, Shane Gerry, Darpan Patel

Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

Language: English

Topic: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2884999381