Abstract
This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of participation in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) for weight reduction in a sample of prediabetic individuals in an urban medically underserved community. The study also evaluated the challenges of implementing the NDPP into such a community, where rates of low education, poverty, medical comorbidities and psychosocial comorbidities are high. The NDPP was developed from a large multicenter study by Knowler and co-authors (2002), Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group, demonstrating a reduced risk for diabetes in prediabetic individuals who participated in an intensive lifestyle intervention program aimed at reducing weight and improving lifestyle habits. There is limited literature describing the use of the NDPP in medically underserved communities.
Sigma Membership
Tau
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
Pilot/Exploratory Study
Keywords:
Diabetes Prevention, Medically Underserved, Prediabetes
Recommended Citation
Schroeter, Stefanie Annette; Anderson, Kelley; and Robie, Andrew C., "A pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of diabetes prevention in a medically underserved community" (2017). INRC (Congress). 44.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2017/posters_2017/44
Conference Name
28th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Dublin, Ireland
Conference Year
2017
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A pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of diabetes prevention in a medically underserved community
Dublin, Ireland
This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of participation in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) for weight reduction in a sample of prediabetic individuals in an urban medically underserved community. The study also evaluated the challenges of implementing the NDPP into such a community, where rates of low education, poverty, medical comorbidities and psychosocial comorbidities are high. The NDPP was developed from a large multicenter study by Knowler and co-authors (2002), Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group, demonstrating a reduced risk for diabetes in prediabetic individuals who participated in an intensive lifestyle intervention program aimed at reducing weight and improving lifestyle habits. There is limited literature describing the use of the NDPP in medically underserved communities.