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

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  • Athira Rohit

    (Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina 0810, Australia)

  • Leisa McCarthy

    (Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina 0810, Australia)

  • Shiree Mack

    (Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina 0810, Australia)

  • Bronwyn Silver

    (Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organization, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Alice Springs 0870, Australia)

  • Sabella Turner

    (Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organization, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Alice Springs 0870, Australia)

  • Louise A. Baur

    (Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia)

  • Karla Canuto

    (Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide 5001, Australia)

  • John Boffa

    (Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organization, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Alice Springs 0870, Australia)

  • Dana Dabelea

    (Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Centre, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA)

  • Katherine A. Sauder

    (Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Centre, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA)

  • Louise Maple-Brown

    (Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina 0810, Australia
    Department of Endocrinology, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin 0810, Australia
    These authors contributed equally.)

  • Renae Kirkham

    (Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina 0810, Australia
    These authors contributed equally.)

Abstract

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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  • Athira Rohit & Leisa McCarthy & Shiree Mack & Bronwyn Silver & Sabella Turner & Louise A. Baur & Karla Canuto & John Boffa & Dana Dabelea & Katherine A. Sauder & Louise Maple-Brown & Renae Kirkham, 2021. "The Adaptation of a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children in Central Australia: Community Perspectives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:17:p:9173-:d:626170
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    1. Leisa McCarthy & Anne B. Chang & Julie Brimblecombe, 2018. "Food Security Experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families with Young Children in An Urban Setting: Influencing Factors and Coping Strategies," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-22, November.
    2. Seear, Kimberley H. & Atkinson, David N. & Henderson-Yates, Lynette M. & Lelievre, Matthew P. & Marley, Julia V., 2020. "Maboo wirriya, be healthy: Community-directed development of an evidence-based diabetes prevention program for young Aboriginal people in a remote Australian town," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
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