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A brief culturally tailored intervention for Puerto Ricans with type 2 diabetes.

TitleA brief culturally tailored intervention for Puerto Ricans with type 2 diabetes.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsOsborn, Chandra Y., K. R. Amico, Noemi Cruz, Ann A. O'Connell, Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Seth C. Kalichman, Scott A. Wolf, and Jeffrey D. Fisher
JournalHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
Volume37
Issue6
Pagination849-62
Date Published2010 Dec
ISSN1552-6127
KeywordsAge Factors, Aged, Cultural Competency, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diet, Exercise, Female, Food Labeling, Health Behavior, Health Education, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated, Hispanic Americans, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Puerto Rico, Self Care, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors
AbstractThe information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model of health behavior change informed the design of a brief, culturally tailored diabetes self-care intervention for Puerto Ricans with type 2 diabetes. Participants (n = 118) were recruited from an outpatient, primary care clinic at an urban hospital in the northeast United States. ANCOVA models evaluated intervention effects on food label reading, diet adherence, physical activity, and glycemic control (HbA1c). At follow-up, the intervention group was reading food labels and adhering to diet recommendations significantly more than the control group. Although the mean HbA1c values decreased in both groups (Intervention: 0.48% vs. Control: 0.27% absolute decrease), only the intervention group showed a significant improvement from baseline to follow-up (p < .008), corroborating improvements in diabetes self-care behaviors. Findings support the use of the IMB model to culturally tailor diabetes interventions and to enhance patients' knowledge, motivation, and behavior skills needed for self-care.
Alternate JournalHealth Educ Behav

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