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Developing and Testing a Type 2 Diabetes Education Program Adapted for Marshallese Culture

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The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a culturally adapted, family-centered diabetes self-management education (DSME) program versus standard diabetes education on lowering hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in Marshallese patients with type 2 diabetes living in Arkansas.

Project page: Developing and Testing a Type 2 Diabetes Education Program Adapted for Marshallese Culture
Principal Investigator: Peter O. Kohler, MD
Organization: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Original project title: Extended Family Model of DSME to Reduce Disparities in a US Pacific Islander Community
HSRProj ID: 20152031
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02407132

To cite this document, please use: McElfish PA, Long CR, Kohler PO, et al. (2020). Developing and Testing a Type 2 Diabetes Education Program Adapted for Marshallese Culture. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/04.2020.AD.131007159

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