Stories for change: development of a diabetes digital storytelling intervention for refugees and immigrants to minnesota using qualitative methods

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Miriam Goodson¹  Allison Myers²  Jennifer L. Ridgeway³  Marcelo M. K. Hanza⁴  Christi A. Patten⁵  Matthew M. Clark⁵  Tabetha A. Brockman⁵  Irene G. Sia⁶  Jane W. Njeru⁷  Mark L. Wieland⁷  Graciela Porraz-Capetillo⁸  Jennifer A. Weis⁹  Ahmed Osman^1,10  Abdullah Hared^1,10 

[1] Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans, Rochester, MN, USA;Center for Digital Storytelling, Berkeley, CA, USA;Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA;Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA;Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA;Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA;Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, 55905, Rochester, MN, USA;Language Services, Department of International Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA;Research Operations Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA;Somali Community Resettlement Services, Rochester, MN, USA;

关键词: Community-Based Participatory Research;    Diabetes;    Digital Storytelling;    Immigrant;    Refugee;    Somali;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-2628-y

 received in 2015-09-24, accepted in 2015-12-16,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundImmigrants and refugees are affected by diabetes-related health disparities, with higher rates of incident diabetes and sub-optimal diabetes outcomes. Digital storytelling interventions for chronic diseases, such as diabetes may be especially powerful among immigrants because often limited English proficiency minimizes access to and affects the applicability of the existing health education opportunities. Community-based participatory research (CBPR), whereby community members and academia partner in an equitable relationship through all phases of the research, is an intuitive approach to develop these interventions. The main objective of this study was to develop a diabetes digital storytelling intervention with and for immigrant and refugee populations.MethodsWe used a CBPR approach to develop a diabetes digital storytelling intervention with and for immigrant and refugee Somali and Latino communities. Building on an established CBPR partnership, we conducted focus groups among community members with type II diabetes for a dual purpose: 1) to inform the intervention as it related to four domains of diabetes self-management (medication management, glucose self-monitoring, physical activity, and nutrition); 2) to identify champion storytellers for the intervention development. Eight participants attended a facilitated workshop for the creation of the digital stories.ResultsEach of the eight storytellers, from the Somali and Latino communities with diabetes (four from each group), created a powerful and compelling story about their struggles and accomplishments related to the four domains of diabetes self-management.ConclusionsThis report is on a systematic, participatory process for the successful development of a diabetes storytelling intervention for Somali and Latino adults. Processes and products from this work may inform the work of other CBPR partnerships.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Njeru et al. 2015