Evaluation of a Diabetes Prevention Intervention for Korean American immigrants at Risk for Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite the small but growing number of studies documenting the increasing prevalence of diabetes among Korean Americans, no culturally adapted interventions have been developed for Korean Americans at risk for diabetes. We evaluate the efficacy of a culturally tailored lifestyle intervention among Korean American immigrants at risk for diabetes in New York City (NYC).

Methods

Korean Americans at risk for diabetes were recruited into a culturally adapted, community health worker (CHW) intervention in NYC. Treatment group participants received 6 group sessions and 10 follow-up phone calls from CHWs over the 6-month period. Control participants received only the first session. Study outcomes included changes in weight, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, physical ac

SUBMITTER: Kwon SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985525 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature