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How African Americans With Severe Mental Illness and Trauma Experience Diet and Exercise

Journal of human services · 5 authors, 2 centres

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A community-based participatory research team conducted three focus groups with 27 African Americans with SMI.

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A community-based participatory research team conducted three focus groups with 27 African Americans with SMI. Using thematic analysis, they identified how trauma experience affects diet and exercise: themes included emotional eating, appetite loss, hesitancy to exercise due to community violence, staying home due to mental health symptoms, and substance use. Themes for trauma-sensitive programming included support, communication, strategies to avoid trauma, and engagement in programming. The study suggests human service professionals need to infuse trauma-informed practices, incorporate peer-led services, and address safety concerns. Limitations include a small, urban, self-reported sample and methodological constraints of focus groups that may not capture individual experiences fully. Implications point toward developing culturally sensitive and trauma-informed wellness interventions.

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PMC10278965

How African Americans With Severe Mental Illness and Trauma Experience Diet and Exercise

Journal of human services

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African Americans have a higher prevalence of obesity and obesity-related diseases than other racial/ethnic groups; among persons with serious mental illness (SMI), African Americans fare worse as well. This qualitative study focused on the perceptions of African Americans with SMI in regard to 1) their experiences with diet and exercise behaviors post trauma and 2) how diet and exercise programming can address trauma. A community-based participatory research (CBPR) team developed the interview guide, research protocols, and conducted three focus groups. The team used thematic analysis to analyze the data. Participant ( N = 27) responses on the experience of trauma were coded into the following themes: 1) emotional eating, 2) appetite loss, 3) hesitancy to exercise due to community violence, 4) staying home due to mental health symptoms, and 5) substance use. Themes around how programming can address trauma included: 1) support, 2) communication, 3) strategies to avoid trauma, and 4) engagement in programming. Findings suggest the need for human service professionals to infuse trauma-informed communications and practices throughout programming, incorporate peer-led services and address concerns related to community violence.

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Lindsay Sheehan, Janis Sayer, Mariyam Siddiqi et al.. How African Americans With Severe Mental Illness and Trauma Experience Diet and Exercise. Journal of human services. (2023). https://doi.org/10.52678/001c.74364

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Lindsay Sheehan, Janis Sayer, Mariyam Siddiqi, Sang Qin, LaToya Glover

1 Illinois Institute of Technology
2 Advocates for Human Potential (United States)