Family PArtners in Lifestyle Support (PALS): Family‐based weight loss for African American adults with type 2 diabetes

Family PArtners in Lifestyle Support (PALS): Family‐based weight loss for African American adults with type 2 diabetes

Objective To develop and test a family‐centered behavioral weight loss intervention for African American adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods In this randomized trial, dyads consisting of an African American adult with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (index participant) paired with a famil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2017-01, Vol.25 (1), p.45-55
Hauptverfasser: Samuel‐Hodge, Carmen D., Holder‐Cooper, Judith C., Gizlice, Ziya, Davis, Gwendolyn, Steele, Sonia P., Keyserling, Thomas C., Kumanyika, Shiriki K., Brantley, Phillip J., Svetkey, Laura P.
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Adults
African Americans
African Americans - psychology
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Behavior
Blood pressure
Chronic illnesses
Data collection
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control
Disease management
Family Relations
Female
Humans
Intervention
Life Style
Lifestyles
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - ethnology
Obesity - prevention & control
Social Support
Studies
Weight control
Weight Loss
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To develop and test a family‐centered behavioral weight loss intervention for African American adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods In this randomized trial, dyads consisting of an African American adult with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (index participant) paired with a family partner with overweight or obesity but not diagnosed with diabetes were assigned in a 2:1 ratio to a 20‐week special intervention (SI) or delayed intervention (DI) control group. The primary outcome was weight loss among index participants at the 20‐week follow‐up. Results One hundred eight participants (54 dyads—36 (SI) and 18 (DI) dyads) were enrolled: 81% females; mean age, 51 years; mean weight,103 kg; and mean BMI, 37 kg/m2. At post‐intervention, 96 participants (89%) returned for follow‐up measures. Among index participants, mean difference in weight loss between groups was −5.0 kg, P
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.21700