Jie Hu|Karen A. Amirehsani|Debra C. Wallace|Thomas P. McCoy|Zulema Silva
A Family-Based, Culturally Tailored Diabetes Intervention for Hispanics and Their Family Members
The Ohio State University|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|The Ohio State University|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|The Ohio State University|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|The Ohio State University|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|The Ohio State University|University of North Carolina at Greensboro
purpose study test efficacy familybased culturally tailored intervention hispanics type 2 diabetes family membershispanic patients type 2 diabetes family members recruited community clinics ethnic churches assigned groups n 186 intervention group received 8week culturally tailored diabetes educational program delivered spanish attention control group received 8 weekly sessions general health information 2 sessions diabetes completion study data collected baseline intervention 1 6month followups patients families comparisons change time performed using growth curve analyses propensity score adjustmentintervention patients improved diabetes knowledge diabetes selfefficacy time sustain 6month followup a1c lower 1month followup family members improvements diabetes knowledge physical healthrelated quality lifeincluding families interventions may improve glycemic control diabetes knowledge selfefficacy physical healthrelated quality life however strategies sustaining improvements needed