Susan L. Ivey|Winston Tseng|Elaine Kurtovich|Rosy Chang Weir|Jing Liu|Hui Song|May D. Wang|Alan Hubbard
Evaluating a Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Coach Intervention for Chinese-American Patients With Diabetes
abstract background type 2 diabetes growing concern among medically underserved chinese americans however interventions developed adapted chinese americans diabetes objective use participatory research approach evaluate effectiveness culturally tailored linguistically appropriate model diabetes care employing health coaches improve a1c levels among chineseamerican patients federally qualified health center setting methods compared change a1c intervention participants n 46 received health coaching intervention control participants n 46 received usual care period 6 months results intervention participants showed decrease mean a1c followup 040 compared control subjects 004 although difference statistically significant 6month followup significantly higher percentage intervention participants 457 wellcontrolled a1c levels compared control subjects 239 p 0048 conclusions feasible implement culturally tailored linguistically appropriate teamlet model care chinese americans type 2 diabetes model may helpful reducing a1c levels given trends a1c improvement 6month pilot future randomized trials larger sample capable providing adequate statistical power detect improvements warranted