Abstract

Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects the Hispanic population. New approaches are needed to provide effective education to this population. This evidence-based project utilized community health workers (CHWs) to deliver a culturally relevant diabetes education program to a Hispanic population at a migrant clinic. The program emphasized culturally relevant interventions to improve self-efficacy. Formative evaluation was used to develop and improve the program. Participants showed improvement in diabetes knowledge and diabetes related self-efficacy scores. Outcomes also included improvement in CHWs' diabetes knowledge and development of an educational program that could be utilized in other settings serving Hispanic populations with type 2 diabetes.

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Authors

Valen MS, Narayan S, Wedeking L

Institution

Winona State University.

Source

Journal of cultural diversity 19:1 2012 pg 10-7

MeSH

Adult
Attitude to Health
Community Health Workers
Community-Based Participatory Research
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Disease Management
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Male
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Education as Topic
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Self Efficacy
United States
Young Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22611837