2023
Protocol: Implementation and evaluation of an adolescent-mediated intervention to improve glycemic control and diabetes self-management among Samoan adults
Hawley N, Rivara A, Naseri J, Faumuina K, Potoa’e-Solaita N, Iopu F, Faiai M, Naveno E, Tasele S, Lefale T, Lantini R, Carlson J, Rabin T, Semaia P, Mugadza P, Rosen R. Protocol: Implementation and evaluation of an adolescent-mediated intervention to improve glycemic control and diabetes self-management among Samoan adults. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0279084. PMID: 36795707, PMCID: PMC9934313, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycemic controlPrimary efficacy outcomeCardiovascular risk factorsChronic disease riskType 2 diabetesSelf-care strategiesSelf-care practicesHealth behavior changeBehavior changeEfficacy outcomesUsual careDiabetes InterventionsAdult family membersRisk factorsDiabetes knowledgeSamoan adultsIntervention acceptabilityFamily-centered culturePositive behavior changeDisease riskHealth disparitiesActive interventionDisproportionate riskInterventionEthnic minority groups
2022
Cardiovascular risk factors across different levels of urbanization in Brazilian Afro‐derived communities (quilombos)
Paiva S, Rivara A, de Castro Nóbrega M, de Cesare Parmesan Toledo R, de Nazaré Klautau‐Guimarães M, Madrigal L, de Oliveira S. Cardiovascular risk factors across different levels of urbanization in Brazilian Afro‐derived communities (quilombos). American Journal Of Human Biology 2022, 35: e23839. PMID: 36426735, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCVD risk factorsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseExact testCardio-metabolic disease riskDisease riskPrevalence of hypertensionChronic disease riskCross-sectional studyFisher's exact testChi-square testBlood pressureChronic diseasesBlood samplesKruskal-Wallis testIndependent sample t-testEpidemiological transitionSignificant sex differencesSample t-testDiseaseT-testHigh frequencySex differencesStandard protocol