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Clinical Trial
. 2011 May;12(3):341-8.
doi: 10.1177/1524839909343279. Epub 2009 Oct 20.

Methods for the cultural adaptation of a diabetes lifestyle intervention for Latinas: an illustrative project

Diego Osuna  1 , Manuel Barrera Jr, Lisa A Strycker, Deborah J Toobert, Russell E Glasgow, Cristy R Geno, Fabio Almeida, Malena Perdomo, Diane King, Alyssa Tinley Doty
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Clinical Trial

Methods for the cultural adaptation of a diabetes lifestyle intervention for Latinas: an illustrative project

Diego Osuna et al. Health Promot Pract. 2011 May.

Abstract

Because Latinas experience a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its complications, there is an urgent need to reach them with interventions that promote healthful lifestyles. This article illustrates a sequential approach that took an effective multiple-risk-factor behavior-change program and adapted it for Latinas with type 2 diabetes. Adaptation stages include (a) information gathering from literature and focus groups, (b) preliminary adaptation design, and (c) preliminary adaptation test. In this third stage, a pilot study finds that participants were highly satisfied with the intervention and showed improvement across diverse outcomes. Key implications for applications include the importance of a model for guiding cultural adaptations, and the value of procedures for obtaining continuous feedback from staff and participants during the preliminary adaptation test.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00233259.

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