Table 1 Study Characteristics
First Author, Year, Ref | Title | Sample Size | Mean Age/ Age Range | SES | Geographic Location | Study Design | Disease State/Focus | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hess, 2007 [21] | Barbershops as Hypertension Detection, Referral, and Follow-Up Centers for Black Men | n = 94 | 40–60 | mostly insured or have access to public health care system | Dallas, Texas | Non-Randomized Feasibility | Cardiovascular Disease | Barbershop |
Hess, 2007 [21] | Barbershops as Hypertension Detection, Referral, and Follow-Up Centers for Black Men | n = 321 | 40–60 | mostly insured or have access to public health care system | Dallas, Texas | Non-Randomized Feasibility | Cardiovascular Disease | Barbershop |
Wilson, 2008 [27] | Hair Salon Stylists as Breast Cancer Prevention Lay Health Advisors for African American and Afro-Caribbean Women | n = 1185 | 38 | Not reported | Brooklyn, New York | Cluster Randomized Control Trial | Cancer | Hair Salon |
Holt, 2010 [49] | Cancer Awareness in Alternative Settings: Lessons Learned and Evaluation of the Barbershop Men’s Health Project | n = 163 | 45+ | Not reported | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 group Pretest-Posttest | Cancer | Barbershop |
Johnson, 2010 [20] | Beauty Salon Health Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in African-American Women | n = 20 | 18–70 | > 50% (11/20) High School Diploma | Rural South Carolina | 2 group Pretest-Posttest | Obesity | Hair Salon |
Luque, 2011 [50] | Barbershop communications on prostate cancer screening using barber health advisers | n = 40 | 53 | mean education = 14 years, mean household income <$70 k, 78% privately insured | Tampa, Florida | 1 group Posttest only | Cancer | Barbershop |
Sadler, 2011 [29] | A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among African American Women: The Black Cosmetologists Promoting Health Program | n = 984 | 40.6 20–88 | mostly college educated (52% some college, 34% complete college) | San Diego, California | Cluster Randomized Control Trial | Cancer | Hair Salon |
Victor, 2011 [27] | Effectiveness of a Barber-Based Intervention for Improving Hypertension Control in Black Men | n = 1297 | Intervention: 49.5 Control: 51.2 | 85% middle income and insured | Dallas, Texas | Cluster Randomized Control Trial | Cardiovascular Disease | Barbershop |
Odedina, 2014 [51] | Development and assessment of an evidence-based prostate cancer intervention programme for black men: the W.O.R.D. on prostate cancer video | n = 142 | 50–59 | > 50%: <$20 k, H.S. diploma, had insurance, had PCP | Florida | 1 group Pretest-Posttest | Cancer | Barbershop |
Sadler, 2014 [30] | Lessons learned from The Black Cosmetologists Promoting Health Program: A randomized controlled trial testing a diabetes education program | n = 984 | 40.6 20–88 | mostly college educated (52% some college, 34% complete college) | San Diego, California | Cluster Randomized Control Trial | Type 2 Diabetes | Hair Salon |
Frencher, 2016 [52] | PEP Talk: Prostate Education Program, Cutting Through the Uncertainty of Prostate Cancer for Black Men Using Decision Support Instruments in Barbershops | n = 120 | 40+ | majority income<$24 k; uninsured, college or more | South Los Angeles, California | 2 group Pretest-Posttest | Cancer | Barbershop |
Cole, 2017 [53] | Community-Based, Preclinical Patient Navigation for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Older Black Men Recruited From Barbershops: The MISTER B Trial | n = 731 | 57.4 50+ | mean annual income = $16,726, 1/3 < High School diploma, ~ 50% unemployed | New York, New York | Randomized Control Trial | Cancer | Barbershop |
Victor, 2018 [45] | A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood- Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops | n = 319 | Intervention: 54.4 Control: 54.6 35–79 | mostly college educated, have regular medical provider and insured | Los Angeles, California | Cluster Randomized Control Trial | Cardiovascular Disease | Barbershop |
Victor, 2019 [46] | Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops | n = 319 | I: 54.4 C: 54.6 35–79 | mostly college educated, have regular medical provider and insured | Los Angeles, California | Cluster Randomized Control Trial | Cardiovascular Disease | Barbershop |