Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for Diabetes Risk Reduction in Chinese Americans in New York City

Authors

• Ming-Chin Yeh, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow
• Wincy Lau, CUNY Hunter College
• Claire Anselmo Keady, CUNY Hunter College
• Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, University of BrooklynFollow
• Ho-Jui Tung, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
• Lu Hu, NYU Grossman School of MedicineFollow
• Grace X. Ma, Temple UniversityFollow
• Judith Wylie-Rosett, Albert Einstein College of MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2-2023

Publication Title

Frontiers in Public Health

DOI

10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199746

Abstract

Introduction: Intensive lifestyle intervention remains an effective modality to reduce diabetes incidence and delay the progression to type 2 diabetes. The primary aim of this study was to pilot-test the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally and linguistically tailored web-based DPP intervention among Chinese Americans with prediabetes living in New York City.

Methods: Thirteen Chinese American participants with prediabetes were recruited to complete a 1-year web-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention. Quantitative and qualitative measures such as retention rate and data collected from web-based questionnaires and focus groups were collected and analyzed to assess study feasibility and acceptability.

Results and Discussion: Participants were receptive to the program through high engagement, retention and satisfaction. Retention rate was 85%. 92% of participants completed at least 16 sessions out of 22 sessions. Post-trial surveys indicated high satisfaction of 27.2/32 based on Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) score. Participants expressed the program increased their knowledge and methods to prevent onset of type 2 diabetes such as incorporating healthy eating habits and increasing physical activities. Although not a primary outcome, there was a significant weight reduction of 2.3% at the end of month 8 of the program (p < 0.05). The culturally and linguistically adapted DPP via online platform successfully demonstrated feasibility and acceptability among Chinese Americans with prediabetes. Further evaluation of the web-based Chinese Diabetes Prevention Program in a larger trial is warranted.

Comments

Georgia Southern University faculty member, Ho-Jui Tung co-authored Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for Diabetes Risk Reduction in Chinese Americans in New York City.

Recommended Citation

Yeh, Ming-Chin, Wincy Lau, Claire Anselmo Keady, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Ho-Jui Tung, Lu Hu, Grace X. Ma, Judith Wylie-Rosett. 2023. "Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for Diabetes Risk Reduction in Chinese Americans in New York City." Frontiers in Public Health, 11: Frontiers Media S.A.. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199746
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/hpmb-facpubs/339

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