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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Community Health. 2013 Jul-Sep;36(3):204–214. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e31828e6733

Table 4.

Pastor Support and Changes in Study Outcomes

Physical activity Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

N Estimate (SE) p-value N Estimate (SE) p-value

Intervention staff rating of pastor support, total 339 0.04 (0.07) 0.615 336 0.04 (0.05) 0.461
    Pastor expresses interest/excitement about FAN 339 0.01 (0.06) 0.883 336
0.02 (0.04)
0.714
    Pastor actively takes part in activities 339 0.03 (0.07) 0.723 336
0.06 (0.05)
0.248
    Pastor encourages members to participate 339 0.04 (0.07) 0.622 336
0.05 (0.05)
0.341
    FAN staff can access pastor when needed 339 0.04 (0.06) 0.512 336
0.01 (0.04)
0.814
    Pastor makes supportive remarks about FAN 331 0.07 (0.09) 0.443 328
0.06 (0.06)
0.280

Change in church members’ perception of pastor support1 330 -0.09 (0.10) 0.385 333 0.08 (0.04) 0.093

Pastor took part in measurements 363 0.01 (0.13) 0.944 360 0.03 (0.09) 0.773

Pastor took part in training 363 0.34 (0.22) 0.131 360 0.27 (0.15) 0.072

Number of pastor interviews completed 363 0.06 (0.10) 0.558 360 0.04 (0.07) 0.547

Pastor turnover 363 0.39 (0.13) 0.003 360 0.02 (0.09) 0.784
1

the pastor support measure used was specific to the PA and FV consumption outcomes