Partners Reducing the Effects of Diabetes: Initiatives through Collaboration and Teamwork P.R.E.D.I.C.T

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1 Partners Reducing the Effects of Diabetes:
Initiatives through Collaboration and Teamwork
P.R.E.D.I.C.T

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FAAC
Georgia Jennings, MPH
Margot Zaharek, MS
Ann Agro, MPH
Lindsey Greene, BA
Valentine Yanchou Njike, MD, MPH
Zubaida Faridi, MBBS, MPH

Yale Prevention Research Center
Yale University School of Medicine

2 Sponsors

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF)
3 Proposed Project

  • Diabetes prevention and management among African Americans
  • Highly participatory, 3-phase intervention
4 Background and Significance

  • 7th leading cause of death in CT
  • Disproportionate burden: African Americans are 2 times as likely as whites to get diabetes
  • Hospitalization is 3.5 times in African Americans as compared to the whites
  • 27% more likely to die of complications
5 Methods

Consisted of 3 Phases
I. Formative Research
II. Design and implement intervention
III. Evaluation

6 Phase I. Formative Research

  • Literature Search of Best Practices
  • Formation of Community Partnership Team
  • Focus Groups
  • Environmental Audit
7 Phase II. Intervention Description

Purpose

  • Demonstrate the efficacy of using a Community Health Advisor (CHA) model
  • Improve diabetes prevention and management behaviors in an urban African American community
8 Church Based Component
  • Setting:
    • 13 churches in New Haven (intervention site)
    • 6 churches in Bridgeport (control site)
  • Participants:
    • 21 CHAs in New Haven
    • 17 CHAs in Bridgeport
    • 134 congregation members in New Haven
    • 125 congregation members in Bridgeport

9 Church Based Component, Con't

CHA Training

  • 10-week training session on diabetes prevention and management
  • Each session lasted 2 hours and was conducted by a Certified Diabetes Educator
  • About the disease, healthy dietary patterns, increased physical activity

What are the Danger Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes?
(Think of HUT)
Hunger
Frequent Urination
Thirst


Other signs include:
  • Rapid weight loss with increased appetite
  • Visual disturbance, blurring
  • Slow healing of cuts and bruises
  • Skin disorders, itching
If you have any of these symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor to be tested.

(image: graphic titled "What are the Danger Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes?")

10 Church Based Component, Con't

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11 Phase III. Evaluation

Quantitative

  • CHA training: Pre/post diabetes knowledge survey
  • Church based component:
         7 Day Physical Activity Recall
         Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire
         Nutrition Self Efficacy
         Physical activity self efficacy
         Medical Outcomes Social Support Survey

12 Demographic Characteristics and Baseline values

Variable New Haven (n=121) Bridgeport (n=125) p-value
Gender      
Female, n (%) 101 ( 84.87) 95 ( 77.87) 0.1630
 
Male, n (%) 18 ( 15.13) 27 ( 22.13)  
Education Level      
Some High School or High School Diploma, n (%) 56 (47.46) 35 (28.46) 0.0098
 
Some College, n (%) 38 (32.20) 54 (43.90)  
Associate or Bachelor Degree, n (%) 24 (20.34) 34 (27.64)  
Household Income      
Less than $29.999, n (%) 55 (51.89) 37 (32.17) 0.0105
$30.000- $49.000, n (%) 23 (21.70) 39 (33.91)  
More than $50.000, n (%) 28 (26.42) 39 (33.91)  
Body Weight (lbs) 204.63 ± 52.40 193.92 ± 43.74 0.0939
Body Mass Index (kg/m²) 33.86 ± 8.4 31.90 ± 7.15 0.0603
Social Support      
Emotional/Information Support 31.79 ± 7.58 30.62 ± 7.91 0.2395
Tangible Support 15.97 ± 3.89 14.79 ± 4.45 0.0283
Affectionate Support 12.91 ± 2.67 12.06 ± 3.42 0.0313
Positive Social Interaction 12.59 ± 2.88 11.75 ± 3.19 0.0316
Overall Support Index 76.97 ± 15.16 72.41 ± 18.08 0.0329
Diabetic Knowledge (%) 65.99 ± 9.93 68.12 ± 10.27 0.1004
Physical Activity self-efficacy 13.42 ± 4.02 14.02 ± 3.73 0.2315
Energy Expenditure (kcal/kg/wk) 124.87 ± 109.92 134.35 ± 110.47 0.5051
Nutrition self-efficacy 14.99 ± 3.92 15.54 ± 3.62 0.1648

13 Baseline values of selected nutrients

Variable Bridgeport (n=124) New Haven (n=122) p-value
Total calories 2232.1 ± 2029.6 2656.2 ± 2802.6 0.1760
Total Protein 101.4 ± 90.2 114.0 ± 112.1 0.3322
Total Carbohydrates 278.9 ± 298.2 348.2 ± 402.6 0.1269
Fats
Trans fats 81.2 ± 67.9 93.3 ± 96.2 0.2571
Saturated fatty acid 25.9 ± 19.8 30.7 ± 32.8 0.1665
Mono-unsaturated fatty acid 30.5 ± 26.5 34.9 ± 34.9 0.2889
Poly-unsaturated fatty acid 16.4 ± 17.1 17.8 ± 18.6 0.5378
Total Cholesterol 334.7 ± 262.6 385.5 ± 425.1 0.2619

14 Change in Outcome measures

Variable New Haven (n=83) Bridgeport (n=78) p-value
Body Weight (lbs) 0.32 ± 25.92 0.82 ± 19.30 0.8974
Body Mass Index (kg/m²) -0.63 ± 6.72 0.13 ± 3.18 0.4191
 
Social Support      
  Emotional/Information Support 0.99 ± 7.74 0.32 ± 7.48 0.5757
  Tangible Support -0.52 ± 4.49 0.09 ± 3.38 0.3312
  Affectionate Support -0.33 ± 3.09 -0.17 ± 3.55 0.7648
  Positive Social Interaction -0.33 ± 3.18 -0.49 ± 3.77 0.7743
Overall Support Index 0.14 ± 15.45 0.20 ± 16.40 0.9816
Diabetic Knowledge (%) 2.45 ± 11.22* 1.76 ± 0.87 0.6896
Physical Activity self-efficacy 0.23 ± 5.46 0.38 ± 3.49 0.8400
Physical Activity Level, past 3 months      
  Increased, n (%) 20 (25.64) 25 (32.05) 0.6652
  Decreased, n (%) 14 (17.95) 12 (15.38)
  About the same, n (%) 44 (56.41) 41 (52.56)
Nutrition self-efficacy 0.31 ± 4.66 0.64 ± 2.82* 0.5858

15 Change in outcome measures from baseline of selected nutrients

Variable Bridgeport (n=78) New Haven (n=83) p-value†
Total calories -198.2 ± 1263.3 -375.5 ± 1553.1 0.3287
p-value‡ 0.0832 0.0089
 
Total Protein -9.0 ± 60.1 -11.3 ± 63.9 0.7691
p-value‡ 0.0982 0.0537
Total Carbohydrates -28.2 ± 180.1 -64.1 ± 248.1 0.1970
p-value‡ 0.0843 0.0053
Fats
Trans fats -6.1 ± 48.3 -9.0 ± 47.0 0.6358
p-value‡ 0.1592 0.0365
Saturated fatty acid -1.5 ± 14.2 -2.2 ± 14.0 0.6940
p-value‡ 0.2445 0.0868
Mono-unsaturated fats -2.2 ± 18.7 -3.4 ± 19.5 0.6255
p-value‡ 0.1980 0.0600
Poly-unsaturated fats -1.8 ± 12.5 -2.3 ± 11.2 0.7375
p-value‡ 0.1054 0.0227
Total Cholesterol -12.6 ± 194.9 -16.4 ± 219.3 0.8862
p-value‡ 0.4732 0.4127

16 Challenges

  • Re-engaging disengaged CHAs
  • CHAs lack of education

17 Thank you

  • New Haven Churches
  • Bridgeport Churches
  • Survey Participants
  • Bridgeport and New Haven Community Partnership Teams

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