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To evaluate the effect of a culturally sensitive diabetes self-management education program that uses a low-cost, peer-educator format (Project Dulce) on glucose control and metabolic parameters in low-income Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes.
In this respect, it should be mentioned that two trials aimed at evaluating the effect of a culturally targeted lifestyle intervention among populations of south Asian origin are under way that will be able to report on the effect of targeted strategies for OGTT-based anon-OGTT-basedscreeningning of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose regulation [ 11, 12].
This single-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effects of a culturally responsive health promotion program for elderly Korean (CHP-K) survivors of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.
Data gathered during the questionnaires administered at pregnancy, 3 months, and 6 months, will be used to measure some of the effects of this culturally appropriate intervention on maternal and infant psychological outcomes.
Moving Forward is a randomized trial that examines the effects of a culturally tailored guided weight loss program as compared to a self-guided weight loss program on the BMI, body composition and waist:hip circumference of 240 overweight/obese African-American breast cancer survivors.
There was a medium effect size favoring the effectiveness of culturally adapted interventions over unadapted versions of the same intervention (g =.52).
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of gender-sensitive and culturally relevant HIV prevention film messages combined with self-efficacy and skill building exercises on self-reported safe sex behaviors, intentions, attitudes, and self-advocacy over time.
Using a random effects multilevel regression model, the overall effect size (g = 0.67, p <.001) favored the effectiveness of culturally adapted interventions over other conditions (no intervention, other interventions).
It might have something to do with the heated debate about whether the country should have independence from Denmark, or it might be the effect of being geographically isolated yet culturally connected via the internet, but in the past few years the Faroese music scene has changed beyond recognition.
