The Adaptation of a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children in Central Australia: Community Perspectives

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

John Boffa¹  Sabella Turner¹  Bronwyn Silver¹  Louise A. Baur²  Dana Dabelea³  Katherine A. Sauder³  Athira Rohit⁴  Leisa McCarthy⁴  Shiree Mack⁴  Louise Maple-Brown⁴  Renae Kirkham⁴  Karla Canuto⁵ 

[1] Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organization, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Alice Springs 0870, Australia;Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia;Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Centre, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina 0810, Australia;Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide 5001, Australia;

关键词: indigenous health and wellbeing;    community consultation;    prevention;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18179173

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study reports on integrating community perspectives to adapt a family-focused, culturally appropriate behavioural intervention program to prevent diabetes among Aboriginal children (6–11 years) in Central Australia. A participatory action research approach was used to engage a range of service providers, cultural advisors, and family groups. Appropriateness, acceptability, content, and delivery of a prevention program within the Central Australian context were discussed through a series of workshops with twenty-five service providers and seven family groups separately. The data obtained were deductively coded for thematic analysis. Main findings included: (i) the strong need for a diabetes prevention program that is community owned, (ii) a flexible and culturally appropriate program delivered by upskilling community members as program facilitators, and (iii) consideration of social and environmental factors when implementing the program. It is recommended that a trial of the adapted prevention program for effectiveness and implementation is led by an Aboriginal community-controlled health service.

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