2018
DOI: 10.1177/1557988318758787
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Power Up for Health: Pilot Study Outcomes of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Men from Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

Abstract: There is a significant evidence base for the Diabetes Prevention Program, a lifestyle intervention to prevent onset of type 2 diabetes among high-risk individuals; however, translation of this intervention for men has been challenging. This report presents outcomes of the pilot study of an adapted 16-week diabetes prevention program entitled “Power Up for Health.” The study goal was to better engage men of color with prediabetes from disadvantaged neighborhoods of New York City. It was implemented at five diff… Show more

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“…This program has potential to engage more young Aboriginal men in positive preventive health activities. A well-resourced study piloting an adapted DPP for men of colour in disadvantaged areas of New York City had approximately three to six participants at each program site (Walker et al 2018). The participation of men in our resource and time-limited pilot study is therefore encouraging.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…This program has potential to engage more young Aboriginal men in positive preventive health activities. A well-resourced study piloting an adapted DPP for men of colour in disadvantaged areas of New York City had approximately three to six participants at each program site (Walker et al 2018). The participation of men in our resource and time-limited pilot study is therefore encouraging.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…However, three of the five sites had an average weight loss meeting the NDPP target of 5%–7%. For a complete summary of quantitative outcomes of the study, see the companion article in this journal ( Walker et al 2018 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The intervention included 16-weekly, 1-hour core sessions facilitated by male lifestyle coaches. (A full description of the program design and implementation, as well as the main outcomes are described elsewhere [ Walker et al, 2018 ; Gary-Webb et al, 2018 ]).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…We identi ed 21 studies that used any kind of ADPP (in 12 studies, it was the main focus [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] [31] were also used as a curriculum base for some of the included studies (e.g., NDEP [32] and NDPP [28]). The included studies (n = 21) targeted mostly migrants (n = 9) and ethnic groups (n = 6).…”
Section: Adapted Diabetes Prevention Programsmentioning
confidence: 99%