TY - JOUR
T1 - Engaging native American caregivers in youth-focused diabetes prevention and management
AU - Chambers, Rachel
AU - Rosenstock, Summer
AU - Walls, Melissa
AU - Kenney, Anne
AU - Begay, Marissa
AU - Jackson, Kendrea
AU - Nelson, Leonela
AU - Neault, Nicole
AU - Goklish, Novalene
AU - Van De Mheen, Dike
AU - Barlow, Allison
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Native American youth aged 10 to 19 years are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes. Intergenerational programs may improve health in tribal communities. We evaluated Together on Diabetes, a diabetes prevention and management program, among 257 participating Native American youths with or at risk for type 2 diabetes and their adult caregivers. Feasibility, acceptability, and demographic data were collected from 226 adult caregivers. Data on physical measurements (weight, height, waist circumference) were collected from 37 of the caregivers. Results indicated that engaging adult caregivers was feasible, acceptable, and effective. Furthermore, a subset of adult caregivers reduced their body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in m2) significantly from the start to the end of the program, a 12 month period (P = .02). Findings suggest the feasibility of engaging adult caregivers in youth diabetes prevention programs.
AB - Native American youth aged 10 to 19 years are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes. Intergenerational programs may improve health in tribal communities. We evaluated Together on Diabetes, a diabetes prevention and management program, among 257 participating Native American youths with or at risk for type 2 diabetes and their adult caregivers. Feasibility, acceptability, and demographic data were collected from 226 adult caregivers. Data on physical measurements (weight, height, waist circumference) were collected from 37 of the caregivers. Results indicated that engaging adult caregivers was feasible, acceptable, and effective. Furthermore, a subset of adult caregivers reduced their body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in m2) significantly from the start to the end of the program, a 12 month period (P = .02). Findings suggest the feasibility of engaging adult caregivers in youth diabetes prevention programs.
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U2 - 10.5888/pcd15.170521
DO - 10.5888/pcd15.170521
M3 - Article
C2 - 29935076
AN - SCOPUS:85049190227
SN - 1545-1151
VL - 15
JO - Preventing Chronic Disease
JF - Preventing Chronic Disease
IS - 6
M1 - 170521
ER -