Cultural translation of interventions: diabetes care in American Samoa.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2009.170134 and PMC identifier 2951958.
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Abstract
Translation of research advances into clinical practice for at-risk communities is important to eliminate disease disparities. Adult type 2 diabetes prevalence in the US territory of American Samoa is 21.5%, but little intervention research has been carried out there. We discuss our experience with cultural translation, drawing on an emerging implementation science, which aims to build a knowledge base on adapting interventions to real-world settings. We offer examples from our behavioral intervention study, Diabetes Care in American Samoa, which was adapted from Project Sugar 2, a nurse and community health worker intervention to support diabetes self-management among urban African Americans. The challenges we experienced and solutions we used may inform adaptations of interventions in other settings.
Medical subject headings
- Cultural Characteristics
- Diabetes Mellitus