Rationale and study protocol for Unidas por la Vida (United for Life): A dyadic weight-loss intervention for high-risk Latina mothers and their adult daughters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Half of Mexican-American women are under-active and nearly 78% are overweight/obese. The high lifetime risk of developing type 2 diabetes necessitates a culturally appropriate lifestyle intervention.

Purpose

Unidas por la Vida is a novel dyadic intervention that capitalizes on the centrality of family in Latino culture to mobilize an existing family dyad as a resource for health behavior change. The intervention aims to improve health behaviors and promote weight loss in two at-risk members of the same family: mothers with type 2 diabetes and their overweight/obese adult daughters who are at risk for developing diabetes.

Methods

Participants (N = 460 mother-adult daughter dyads) will be randomized into one of three conditions: 1) dyadic participation (mothe

SUBMITTER: Sorkin DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5964027 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature