Kelley Newlin|Susan Dyess|Emily Allard|Susan K. Chase|Gail D’Eramo Melkus
A Methodological Review of Faith-Based Health Promotion Literature: Advancing the Science to Expand Delivery of Diabetes Education to Black Americans
New York University|Florida Atlantic University|Florida Atlantic University|University of Central Florida|New York University
nontraditional avenues faithbased organizations fbos must explored expand delivery diabetes selfmanagement education dsme benefit black americans type 2 diabetes t2d purpose study methodologically review faithbased health promotion literature relevant blacks t2d total 14 intervention studies identified inclusion review studies detailed features methods employed affect health outcomes dsme similarly targets analysis faithbased studies methodological features indicated studies used 1 collaborative research approaches 2 preexperimental designs 3 similar recruitment retention strategies 4 culturally sensitive behaviorally oriented interventions incorporation social support achieve positive health outcomes black americans findings indicate fbos may promising avenue delivering dsme black americans informed findings focused discussion advancing science faithbased interventions expand delivery dsme black americans diabetes provided