How everyday stress affects heart health in middle-aged and older Black adults
Stress and Cardiovascular Risk Among Urban African American adults: A Multilevel, Mixed Methods Approach
This project looks at how daily stress, emotions, and habits relate to heart disease risk for urban African American adults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wayne State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Detroit, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11062461 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, you'll complete brief daily surveys about stress, mood, and health behaviors during two separate year-long waves over two years. You'll also take part in interviews and come to a clinic visit for measurements and blood samples to look at inflammation and other biological signs. The study combines the daily reports, interviews, and lab measures to see which kinds of stress and reactions are linked to higher heart risk. Researchers will focus on middle-aged and older adults living in urban neighborhoods to better understand day-to-day experiences that matter most.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are African American adults living in urban areas (especially middle-aged and older adults) who can complete daily surveys and attend local clinic visits for interviews and blood draws.
Not a fit: People who are not African American, do not live in urban settings, or who cannot participate in repeated daily reporting and clinic visits may not directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could point to specific stress-related behaviors and biological pathways to target in programs that reduce heart disease risk in African American communities.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research links stress and inflammation to heart disease, but detailed daily mixed-methods studies focused specifically on urban African American adults are relatively uncommon.
Where this research is happening
Detroit, United States
- Wayne State University — Detroit, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Zilioli, Samuele — Wayne State University
- Study coordinator: Zilioli, Samuele
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.