TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of a diabetes education intervention on diabetes-related factors among Mexican-origin Hispanics
AU - Moyeda-Carabaza, Ana Florencia
AU - Murimi, Mary W.
AU - Dawson, John A.
AU - Carrales-Bruno, Fabiola
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Findings from this study suggest that a DEI that integrates the use of the Nutrition Education DESIGN Procedure, Mexican cultural features and Spanish language is effective in improving diabetes-related factors and dietary intakes among Mexican-origin Hispanics in both the USA and Mexico. Diabetes education Hispanics intervention Mexicans prevention texas tech university https://doi.org/10.13039/100007131 International Research and Development Seed Grant edited-state corrected-proof typesetter ts1 We thank and acknowledge Wilna Oldewage-Theron and Amy Koerber who critically reviewed the study proposal. We acknowledge Deyanira Hernandez Cervantes, Emily Bustos and Jorge Aguirre Joya from the Escuela Ciencias de la Salud at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila for collaborating in data collection in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. In addition, we thank Bong Nguyen, Hyun-Jung Lee, Brenda Araujo, Nelly Rubio-Rayas and Narciso Montes for their assistance in data collection, data entry and programme implementation in Lubbock, Texas, USA. Declaration of conflicting interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This research received partial support by the International Research and Development Seed Grant from the Office of International Affairs at Texas Tech University. ORCID iD Ana Florencia Moyeda-Carabaza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9765-4470
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PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess diabetes-related factors, such as diabetes knowledge, positive attitudes towards the prevention of diabetes and its complications, self-efficacy for diabetes, dietary intake and level of food security, and to investigate the effects of a diabetes education intervention (DEI) on diabetes-related factors among Mexican-origin Hispanics with or without diabetes in Lubbock, Texas (USA), and Piedras Negras, Coahuila (Mexico). Methods: A one-sample pre–post design was used to evaluate the effect of a 4-week DEI designed using the Nutrition Education DESIGN Procedure, Mexican cultural features and Spanish language. Results: Participants from Piedras Negras, Coahuila had higher rates of food insecurity and a higher consumption of whole grains than those from Lubbock, Texas, while participants from Lubbock, Texas, had higher levels of diabetes knowledge and higher consumption of protein foods than those from Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Thirty-five participants from both locations started and completed the DEI. After the intervention, there was an increase in participants’ scores in diabetes knowledge, positive attitudes towards the prevention of diabetes and self-efficacy for diabetes, and a decrease in their intake of grains and fats. Participants in Piedras Negras, Coahuila had greater improvements in positive attitudes towards the diabetes score than those in Lubbock, Texas. Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that a DEI that integrates the use of the Nutrition Education DESIGN Procedure, Mexican cultural features and Spanish language is effective in improving diabetes-related factors and dietary intakes among Mexican-origin Hispanics in both the USA and Mexico.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess diabetes-related factors, such as diabetes knowledge, positive attitudes towards the prevention of diabetes and its complications, self-efficacy for diabetes, dietary intake and level of food security, and to investigate the effects of a diabetes education intervention (DEI) on diabetes-related factors among Mexican-origin Hispanics with or without diabetes in Lubbock, Texas (USA), and Piedras Negras, Coahuila (Mexico). Methods: A one-sample pre–post design was used to evaluate the effect of a 4-week DEI designed using the Nutrition Education DESIGN Procedure, Mexican cultural features and Spanish language. Results: Participants from Piedras Negras, Coahuila had higher rates of food insecurity and a higher consumption of whole grains than those from Lubbock, Texas, while participants from Lubbock, Texas, had higher levels of diabetes knowledge and higher consumption of protein foods than those from Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Thirty-five participants from both locations started and completed the DEI. After the intervention, there was an increase in participants’ scores in diabetes knowledge, positive attitudes towards the prevention of diabetes and self-efficacy for diabetes, and a decrease in their intake of grains and fats. Participants in Piedras Negras, Coahuila had greater improvements in positive attitudes towards the diabetes score than those in Lubbock, Texas. Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that a DEI that integrates the use of the Nutrition Education DESIGN Procedure, Mexican cultural features and Spanish language is effective in improving diabetes-related factors and dietary intakes among Mexican-origin Hispanics in both the USA and Mexico.
KW - Diabetes education
KW - Hispanics
KW - Mexicans
KW - intervention
KW - prevention
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U2 - 10.1177/0017896919892025
DO - 10.1177/0017896919892025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077239482
VL - 79
SP - 501
EP - 515
JO - Health Education Journal
JF - Health Education Journal
SN - 0017-8969
IS - 5
ER -