Pilot Implementation of Adapted-Family Diabetes Self-Management Education Into a Clinical Setting.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Marshallese are a Pacific Islander community that experience a disproportionate rate of type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of an Adapted-Family Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) intervention among Marshallese adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and their family members when delivered in a clinical setting. Methods: Marshallese patients (primary participants) with type 2 diabetes (n = 10) and their family members (n = 10) enrolled in a pilot study deigned to evaluate an Adapted-Family DSME curriculum conducted by community health workers and a certified diabetes educator in a clinical setting. Primary and family participants' health information and biometric data (HbA1c, blood pressure,

SUBMITTER: McElfish PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7288836 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature