Evaluation of a Synchronous, Online Diabetes Nutrition Education Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives With Type 2 Diabetes: Facilitators and Participants' Experiences.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 55(2): 114-124, 2023 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the overall experiences of key players involved in a culturally adapted, online, synchronous diabetes nutrition education program across 5 reservation tribal and intertribal urban Indian clinics.METHODS:
A multimethods design, including postclass surveys with Likert-scale and short-answer questions, was completed after each of the 5 classes. Participants (nâ¯=â¯54) and class facilitators/coordinators (nâ¯=â¯10) completed postclass surveys (nâ¯=â¯189 and 58, respectively). A subset of participants (nâ¯=â¯24) and all class facilitators/coordinators (nâ¯=â¯10) engaged in online focus groups after the conclusion of program implementation. Qualitative thematic methods and frequency distributions were used to analyze the data.RESULTS:
Most participants reported that the classes were enjoyable (94%), culturally respectful (77%), and easily accessed online (68%). Qualitative themes included (1) class satisfaction, (2) class improvements, (3) preference for class facilitator, and (4) recommendations to improve recruitment and retention. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These findings will guide program modifications to provide improved diabetes nutrition education for American Indians and Alaska Natives adults with type 2 diabetes.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Indians, North American
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Alaska Natives
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article