Main objective: To improve diabetes outcomes among Mexican-Americans with diabetes through church-based, culturally tailored, diabetes self-management interventions linked to the local healthcare system. Specific Aim: To pilot test a church-based, culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention to improve diabetes outcomes among low-income Mexican-American with diabetes H1 A church-based diabetes self-care management curriculum partnered with the local healthcare system will improve glycosylated hemoglobin. H2 A church-based diabetes self-care management curriculum partnered with the local healthcare system will improve systolic blood pressure and low-density lipids. H3 A church-based diabetes self-care management curriculum partnered with the local healthcare system will improve diabetes related self-efficacy, self-empowerment and self-care management.
Diabetes is a very prevalent and morbid condition affecting Latinos, especially Mexican-Americans in the United States. South Lawndale, a predominately-Mexican neighborhood of Chicago, has a disproportionately high diabetes related mortality rate in comparison to the rest of Chicago and the U.S. Many church-based interventions have shown promise improving health outcomes among minority populations; but data on church-based interventions for Latino populations is scarce. Mobilizing community resources to develop church-based, diabetes self-management interventions may lead to sustainable, culturally tailored interventions, and improve outcomes in Latinos with diabetes. Considering the growth of the Hispanic population and their disproportionate burden of chronic diseases, developing programming aimed at decreasing the health disparities in this population is crucial. Our study proposes to fill this gap.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Diabetes education, self-empowerment training, exercise, patient navigator
Diabetes self-management lecture
Centro de Salud y Esperanza
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Our Lady of Tepeyac Church
Chicago, Illinois, United States
St. Agnes of Bohemia Church
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Changes in glycosylated hemoglobin (Hba1c)from baseline at 3 and 6 months
We will evaluate changes in HbA1c at baseline, at 3 months and then 6 months. We will analyze change in HbA1c from baseline and compare it to the 3 month and 6 month measures.
Time frame: baseline to 6 months
Changes in systolic blood pressure at baseline, 3 and 6 months
We will evaluate changes at baseline, at 3 months and then 6 months. We will analyze change from baseline and compare it to the 3 month and 6 month measures.
Time frame: baseline to 6 months
Changes in low density lipoprotein from baseline to 3 and 6 month follow up
We will evaluate changes from baseline, at 3 months and then 6 months. We will analyze change from baseline and compare it to the 3 month and 6 month measures
Time frame: baseline to 6 months
Changes in diabetes self-care from baseline to 3 and 6 months
We will evaluate changes from baseline, at 3 months and then 6 months. We will analyze change from baseline and compare it to the 3 month and 6 month measures
Time frame: baseline to 6 months
Changes in diabetes self-empowerment from baseline to 3 and 6 months
We will evaluate changes from baseline, at 3 months and then 6 months. We will analyze change from baseline and compare it to the 3 month and 6 month measures
Time frame: baseline to 6 months
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