Pasifika Prediabetes Youth Empowerment Programme: learnings from a youth-led community-based intervention study.

Autor:	Firestone R; Senior Research Officer/Principal Investigator, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University., Faeamani G; The Fono, 411 Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland 0612, New Zealand., Okiakama E; South Waikato Pacific Islands Community Services, 1 Maraetai Road, Tokoroa 3444, New Zealand., Funaki T; The Fono, 411 Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland 0612, New Zealand., Henry A; South Waikato Pacific Islands Community Services, 1 Maraetai Road, Tokoroa 3444, New Zealand., Prapavessis D; Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, PO Box 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand., Masaga J; Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, PO Box 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand., Firestone J; Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, PO Box 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand., Tiatia-Seath J; School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, Bldg 273, 20 Wynyard Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand., Matheson A; School of Health, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Level 1, Student Union Building, Wellington, New Zealand., Brown B; School of Public and Community Health Sciences, College of Health Professions & Biomedical Sciences, University of Montana, 340 Skaggs Building, Missoula, MT 59812, USA., Schleser M; Department of Film and Animation, School of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 3122, Australia., Kaholokula K; Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 677 Ala Moana Blvd. 1016, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813., Ing C; Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 677 Ala Moana Blvd. 1016, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813., Borman B; Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, PO Box 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand., Ellison-Loschmann L; Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, PO Box 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The New Zealand medical journal [N Z Med J] 2021 Feb 19; Vol. 134 (1530), pp. 57-68. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 19.
Abstrakt:	Aim: Using a co-design approach, we describe exploratory findings of a community-based intervention to mobilise Pasifika communities into action, with the intent of reducing the risk factors of prediabetes. Method: A group of 25 Pasifika youth aged 15-24 years from two distinctive Pasifika communities in New Zealand were trained to lead a small-scale, community-based intervention programme (among 29 participants) over the course of eight weeks. The intervention, which targeted adults aged 25-44 years who were overweight or obese, employed both an empowerment-based programme and a co-design approach to motivate community members to participate in a physical-activity-based intervention programme. Results: Findings show significant reductions in total body weight and waist circumference, as well as improved physical activity. Conclusions: The strength of this intervention was evident in the innovative approach of utilising Pasifika-youth-led and co-designed approaches to motivate communities into healthier lifestyles. The approaches used in this project could be utilised in a primary healthcare setting as a community-wide strategy to reduce diabetes risk, particularly among Pasifika peoples. Competing Interests: Nil.
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