Partnering With Families to Refine and Expand a Diabetes Intervention for Mexican Americans
Minority Diabetes Reports Thursday, April 3rd, 2014The Diabetes Educator: March 31, 2014
Purpose The purpose of this study was to refine and expand a culturally tailored individual-level diabetes self-management intervention to a family-level intervention.
Methods Using community-based participatory research principles, Mexican American adults (n = 12) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and family members (n = 12) in the United States–Mexico border region participated in 6 focus group interviews, conducted by bilingual, bicultural facilitators. Facilitators and barriers to T2DM management were identified. Transcripts were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results Through an iterative analysis process, 5 categories represented participants with T2DM: (1) strategies my family can use to support our managing T2DM, (2) be sensitive to my challenges, (3) stop telling me what to eat or do, (4) how can we peacefully coexist, and (5) I feel supported. Categories identified by family members were (1) changing behaviors together, (2) sharing not controlling, (3) supporting positive behaviors, and (4) your behaviors frustrate me. Read More
