Engaging Community Health Centers to understand their perceptions and interest in longitudinal cohort research on diabetes mellitus in Native Hawaiian communities: Initial insights from the Waimanalo community.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite decades of research on diabetes mellitus (DM) and other health disparities affecting Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations, little is known about the disease mechanisms that underlie these health disparities. Ideally, a longitudinal cohort study is one of the best research design tools to examine underlying mechanisms of disease in health disparity conditions such as DM. The study purpose is to understand the perspectives and insights of people (n = 29) living in NHPI communities about conducting longitudinal cohort studies aimed at understanding mechanisms of health disparities in NHPI populations.

Methods

All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and de-identified into written transcripts for thematic content analysis.

SUBMITTER: Mau MKLM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9780047 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature