Language
English
Publication Date
2-1-2024
Journal
The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care
DOI
10.1177/26350106231220012
PMID
38243754
PMCID
PMC10851650
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
1-20-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the delivery of diabetes self-management education (DSME) to Latino(a) adults by community health workers (CHWs).
Methods: Investigators developed an evidence-based, bilingual (Spanish/English) diabetes education curriculum and trained 10 CHWs on its content. CHWs then implemented the curriculum in 6-month diabetes group visit programs for low-income Latino(a)s with type 2 diabetes in nonacademic 501(c)3 community clinics. Investigators evaluated efficacy of the training through successful implementation, measured by participant group visit acceptance and attendance.
Results: Participants (n = 70) reported high levels of program satisfaction (3.8/4.0), improvement in quality of life (9.7/10), meeting of individual needs (3.8/4.0), and acceptability (9.7/10.0). Content analyses revealed that 87.1% of participants would not change the program or wanted to extend it. Participant attendance was 81.6%.
Conclusions: Investigators demonstrated the ability to develop a training that nonmedical personnel (CHWs) successfully implemented in a real-world study. This study provides a curricular framework for CHW-led education that may serve as a template to extend to other diseases and populations.
Keywords
Adult, Humans, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Community Health Workers, Quality of Life, Health Education, Hispanic or Latino
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Porterfield, Laura; Santiago Delgado, Zuleica; Patel, Premal G; et al., "Preparing Community Health Workers to Empower Latino(a)s With Diabetes: A Real-World Implementation Study" (2024). Faculty and Staff Publications. 4273.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/4273
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