Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A review of diabetes prevention program translations: use of cultural adaptation and implementation research

  • systematic review
  • Published:
Translational Behavioral Medicine

Abstract

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has been shown to prevent type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modification. The purpose of this study was to describe the literature on DPP translation, synthesizing studies using cultural adaptation and implementation research. A systematic search was conducted. Original studies evaluating DPP implementation and/or cultural adaptation were included. Data about cultural adaptation, implementation outcomes, and translation strategies was abstracted. A total of 44 were included, of which 15 reported cultural adaptations and 38 explored implementation. Many studies shortened the program length and reported a group format. The most commonly reported cultural adaptation (13 of 15) was with content. At the individual level, the most frequently assessed implementation outcome (n = 30) was adoption. Feasibility was most common (n = 32) at the organization level. The DPP is being tested in a variety of settings and populations, using numerous translational strategies and cultural adaptations. Implementation research that identifies, evaluates, and reports efforts to translate the DPP into practice is crucial.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig 1

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. CDC. Diabetes: successes and opportunities for population-based prevention and control: at a glance 2011. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2011.

    Google Scholar 

  2. UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). Lancet. 1998; 352(9131): 837-853.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med. 1993; 329: 977-986.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Psaltopoulou T, Ilias I, Alevizaki M. The role of diet and lifestyle in primary, secondary, and tertiary diabetes prevention: a review of meta-analyses. Rev Diabet Stud. 2010; 7(1): 26-35.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Schulze MB, Hu FB. Primary prevention of diabetes: what can be done and how much can be prevented? Annu Rev Public Health. 2005; 26: 445-467.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. 2005; http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cps3dix.htm. Accessed August 4, 2005.

  7. Chow EA, Foster H, Gonzalez V, McIver L. The disparate impact of diabetes on racial/ethnic minority populations. ClinDiabetes. 2012; 30(3): 130-133.

    Google Scholar 

  8. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC). National diabetes statistics. Bethesda, Maryland: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2011.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Bernal G, Sáez-Santiago E. Culturally centered psychosocial interventions. Am J Community Psychol. 2006; 34(2): 121-132.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Castro FG, Barrera M Jr, Holleran Steiker LK. Issues and challenges in the design of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2010; 6: 213-239.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  11. Ramos Z, Alegria M. Cultural adaptation and health literacy refinement of a brief depression intervention for Latinos in a low-resource setting. Cult Divers Ethn Minor Psychol. 2014; 20(2): 293-301.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/resources/specialtopics/health_disparities/.

  13. Murthy VH, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Participation in cancer clinical trials: race-, sex-, and age-based disparities. JAMA. 2004; 291(22): 2720-2726.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. Fortune T, Wright E, Juzang I, Bull S. Recruitment, enrollment and retention of young black men for HIV prevention research: experiences from the 411 for safe text project. Contemp Clin Trials. 2010; 31(2): 151-156.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Nguyen TT, Jayadeva V, Cizza G, et al. Challenging recruitment of youth with type 2 diabetes into clinical trials. J Adolesc Health. 2014; 54(3): 247-254.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Shavers VL, Lynch CF, Burmeister LF. Knowledge of the Tuskegee study and its impact on the willingness to participate in medical research studies. J Natl Med Assoc. 2000; 92(12): 563-572.

    PubMed Central  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Research Group. The diabetes prevention program (DPP): description of lifestyle intervention. Diabetes Care. 2002; 25(12): 2165-2171.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Tuomilehto J, Lindstrom J, Erilsson J, Valle TT, Hamalainen H. Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. N Engl J Med. 2001; 344(18): 1343-1350.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  19. Tuomilehto J. Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes: lifestyle intervention works and saves money, but what should be done with smokers? Ann Intern Med. 2005; 142(5): 381-383.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  20. Rabin B, Brownson R. Developing the terminology for dissemination and implementation research. In: Brownson R, Colditz G, Proctor E, eds. Dissemination and implementation research in health: translating science to practice. New York: Oxford University Press; 2012: 23-51.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  21. Garfield SA, Malozowski S, Chin MH, et al. Considerations for diabetes translational research in real-world settings. Diabetes Care. 2003; 26(9): 2670-2674.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  22. Glasgow RE, Fisher EB, Anderson BJ, et al. Behavioral science in diabetes. Contributions and opportunities. Diabetes Care. 1999; 22(5): 832-843.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  23. Glasgow RE, Goldstein MG, Ockene JK, Pronk NP. Translating what we have learned into practice. Principles and hypotheses for interventions addressing multiple behaviors in primary care. Am J Prev Med. 2004; 27(2 Suppl): 88-101.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  24. Kriska A, Delahanty L, Pettee K. Lifestyle intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes: translation and future recommendations. Curr Diab Rep. 2004; 4: 113-118.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  25. Bernal G, Domenech Rodriguez MM. Cultural Adaptations: Tools for Evidence-Based Practice with Diverse Populations. Washington DC: American Psychological Association; 2012.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  26. Bernal G, Bonilla J, Bellido C. Ecological validity and cultural sensitivity for outcome research: issues for the cultural adaptation and development of psychosocial treatments with Hispanics. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1995; 23(1): 67-82.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  27. Marsiglia FF, Booth JM. Cultural adaptation of interventions in real practice settings. Res Soc Work Pract. 2014; 1049731514535989.

  28. Bernal G, Jiménez-Chafey M, Domenech RM. Cultural adaptation of treatments: a resource for considering culture in evidence-based practice. Prof Psychol Res Pract. 2009; 40(4): 361.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. American Psychological Association. Guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice, and organizational change for psychologists. Am Psychol. 2003; 58(5): 377-402.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Cabassa LJ, Baumann AA. A two-way street: bridging implementation science and cultural adaptations of mental health treatments. Implement Sci. 2013; 8: 90.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  31. Allen I, Linnan L, Emmons K. Fidelity and its relationship to implementation effectiveness, adaptation, and dissemination. In: Brownson R, Colditz G, Proctor E, eds. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice. New York: Oxford University Press; 2012: 281.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  32. Eccles MP, Foy R, Sales A, Wensing M, Mittman B. Implementation science six years on—our evolving scope and common reasons for rejection without review. Implement Sci. 2012; 7: 71.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  33. Damschroder L, Peikes D, Petersen D. Using implementation research to guide adaptation, implementation, and dissemination of patient-centered medical home models. 2013;AHRQ Publication No. 13-0027-EF(February 2013). http://pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/using-implementation-research-guide-adaptation-implementation-and-dissemination-patient. Accessed August 4, 2014.

  34. National Institutes of Health. Dissemination, implementation, and operational research for HIV prevention interventions (R01). Vol PAR-08-166. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; 2009: 24.

    Google Scholar 

  35. Fixsen D, Naoom S, Blase K, Friedman R, Wallace F. Implementation research: a synthesis of the literature. Tampa, Florida: National Implementation Research Network, University of South Florida; 2005.

    Google Scholar 

  36. Proctor E, Silmere H, Raghavan R, et al. Outcomes for implementation research: conceptual distinctions, measurement challenges, and research agenda. Admin Pol Ment Health. 2011; 38(2): 65-76.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. Proctor EK, Brownson R. Measurement issues in dissemination and implementation research. In: RC B, Colditz G, EK P, eds. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2012: 261-280.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  38. Tabak RG, Khoong EC, Chambers DA, Brownson RC. Bridging research and practice: models for dissemination and implementation research. Am J Prev Med. 2012; 43(3): 337-350.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  39. Proctor EK, Powell BJ, Baumann AA, Hamilton AM, Santens RL. Writing implementation research grant proposals: ten key ingredients. Implement Sci. 2012; 7: 96.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  40. Powell BJ, Proctor EK, Glass JE. A systematic review of strategies for implementing empirically supported mental health interventions. Res Soc Work Pract. 2014; 24(2): 192-212.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  41. Curran GM, Bauer M, Mittman B, Pyne JM, Stetler C. Effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs: combining elements of clinical effectiveness and implementation research to enhance public health impact. Med Care. 2012; 50(3): 217-226.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  42. Proctor E, Silmere H, Raghavan R, et al. Outcomes for implementation research: conceptual distinctions, measurement challenges, and research agenda. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2011; 38(2): 65-76.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  43. Durlak JA, DuPre EP. Implementation matters: a review of research on the influence of implementation on program outcomes and the factors affecting implementation. Am J Community Psychol. 2008; 41(3–4): 327-350.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  44. Johnson M, Jones R, Freeman C, et al. Can diabetes prevention programmes be translated effectively into real-world settings and still deliver improved outcomes? a synthesis of evidence. Diabet Med. 2013; 30(1): 3-15.

    Article  PubMed Central  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  45. Whittemore R. A systematic review of the translational research on the diabetes prevention program. Translat Behav Med. 2011; 1(3): 480-491.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  46. McElroy A, Jezewski MA. Cultural variation in the experience of health and illness. The handbook of social studies in health and medicine. CA: Sage: Thousand Oaks; 2000: 191-209.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  47. Heaney CA, Israel BA. Social networks and social support. In: Glanz K, Rimer B, Lewis F, eds. Health behavior and health education: theory, research, and practice. 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2002: 185-209.

    Google Scholar 

  48. Love MB, Gardner K, Legion V. Community health workers: who they are and what they do. Health Educ Behav. 1997; 24(4): 510-522.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  49. Tang TS, Nwankwo R, Whiten Y, Oney C. Training peers to deliver a church-based diabetes prevention program. Diabetes Educ. 2012; 38(4): 519-525.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  50. Satterfield DW, Volansky M, Caspersen CJ, et al. Community-based lifestyle interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2003; 26(9): 2643-2652.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  51. Goldfinger JZ, Kronish IM, Fei K, et al. Peer education for secondary stroke prevention in inner-city minorities: design and methods of the prevent recurrence of all inner-city strokes through education randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2012; 33(5): 1065-1073.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  52. Carter JS, Gilliland SS, Perez GE, et al. Native American diabetes project: designing culturally relevant education materials. Diabetes Educ. 1997; 23(2): 133-134. 139.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  53. Feathers JT, Kieffer EC, Palmisano G, et al. The development, implementation, and process evaluation of the REACH Detroit Partnership's diabetes lifestyle intervention. Diabetes Educ. 2007; 33(3): 509-520.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  54. Sinclair KA, Makahi EK, Shea-Solatorio C, Yoshimura SR, Townsend CK, Kaholokula JK. Outcomes from a diabetes self-management intervention for native Hawaiians and Pacific people: partners in care. Ann Behav Med. 2012; 45(1): 24-32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  55. Green LW, Glasgow RE. Evaluating the relevance, generalization, and applicability of research: issues in external validation and translation methodology. Eval Health Prof. 2006; 29(1): 126-153.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  56. Ackermann RT, Marrero DG. Adapting the diabetes prevention program lifestyle intervention for delivery in the community: the YMCA model. Diabetes Educ. 2007; 33(1): 69-78.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  57. Aldana SG, Barlow M, Smith R, et al. The diabetes prevention program: a worksite experience. AAOHN J. 2005; 53(11): 499-505. quiz 506–497.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  58. Amundson HA, Butcher MK, Gohdes D, et al. Translating the diabetes prevention program into practice in the general community: findings from the Montana cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention program. Diabetes Educ. 2009; 35(2): 209-223.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  59. Boltri JM, Davis-Smith YM, Seale JP, Shellenberger S, Okosun IS, Cornelius ME. Diabetes prevention in a faith-based setting: results of translational research. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2008; 14(1): 29-32.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  60. Boltri JM, Davis-Smith M, Okosun IS, Seale JP, Foster B. Translation of the National Institutes of Health Diabetes Prevention Program in African American churches. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011; 103(3): 194-202.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  61. Brown BD, Harris KJ, Harris JL, Parker M, Ricci C, Noonan C. Translating the diabetes prevention program for northern plains Indian youth through community-based participatory research methods. Diabetes Educ. 2010; 36(6): 924-935.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  62. Dallam GM, Foust CP. A comparative approach to using the diabetes prevention program to reduce diabetes risk in a worksite setting. Health Promot Pract. 2013; 14(2): 199-204.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  63. Davis-Smith YM, Davis-Smith M, Boltri JM, et al. Implementing a diabetes prevention program in a rural African-American church. J Natl Med Assoc. 2007; 99(4): 440-446.

    PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  64. DeJoy DM, Padilla HM, Wilson MG, Vandenberg RJ, Davis MA. Worksite translation of the diabetes prevention program: formative research and pilot study results from FUEL your life. Health Promot Pract. 2013; 14(4): 506-513.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  65. Dodani S, Kramer MK, Williams L, Crawford S, Kriska A. Fit body and soul: a church-based behavioral lifestyle program for diabetes prevention in African Americans. Ethn Dis. 2009; 19(2): 135-141.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  66. Dodani S, Fields JZ. Implementation of the fit body and soul, a church-based life style program for diabetes prevention in high-risk African Americans: a feasibility study. Diabetes Educ. 2010; 36(3): 465-472.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  67. Guyse LA, McHugh BR, Meszaros JF, et al. Collaborative approach to implementing an adapted diabetes prevention program lifestyle intervention. Diabetes Spectrum. 2011; 24(3): 138-143.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  68. Harwell TS, Vanderwood KK, Hall TO, Butcher MK, Helgerson SD. Factors associated with achieving a weight loss goal among participants in an adapted diabetes prevention program. Prim Care Diabetes. 2011; 5(2): 125-129.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  69. Jiang L, Manson SM, Beals J, et al. Translating the diabetes prevention program into American Indian and Alaska native communities: results from the special diabetes program for Indians diabetes prevention demonstration project. Diabetes Care. 2013; 36(7): 2027-2034.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  70. Katula JA, Vitolins MZ, Rosenberger EL, et al. Healthy living partnerships to prevent diabetes (HELP PD): design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2010; 31(1): 71-81.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  71. Katula JA, Vitolins MZ, Rosenberger EL, et al. One-year results of a community-based translation of the diabetes prevention program: healthy-living partnerships to prevent diabetes (HELP PD) project. Diabetes Care. 2011; 34(7): 1451-1457.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  72. Kramer MK, Kriska AM, Venditti EM, et al. Translating the diabetes prevention program: a comprehensive model for prevention training and program delivery. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37(6): 505-511.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  73. Kramer MK, McWilliams JR, Chen HY, Siminerio LM. A community-based diabetes prevention program: evaluation of the group lifestyle balance program delivered by diabetes educators. Diabetes Educ. 2011; 37(5): 659-668.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  74. Kramer MK, Cepak YP, Venditti EM, Semler LN, Kriska AM. Evaluation of the group lifestyle balance programme for diabetes prevention in a Hispanic women, infants and children (WIC) programme population in the USA. Divers Equality Health Care. 2013; 10(2): 73-82.

    Google Scholar 

  75. Krukowski RA, Pope RA, Love S, et al. Examination of costs for a lay health educator-delivered translation of the diabetes prevention program in senior centers. Prev Med. 2013; 57(4): 400-402.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  76. Lawlor MS, Blackwell CS, Isom SP, et al. Cost of a group translation of the diabetes prevention program: healthy living partnerships to prevent diabetes. Am J Prev Med. 2013; 44(4 Suppl 4): S381-S389.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  77. Ma J, Yank V, Xiao L, et al. Translating the diabetes prevention program lifestyle intervention for weight loss into primary care: a randomized trial. JAMA internal medicine. 2013; 173(2): 113-121.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  78. Matvienko OA, Hoehns JD. A lifestyle intervention study in patients with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance: translation of a research intervention into practice. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009; 22(5): 535-543.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  79. Mau MK, Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula J, West MR, et al. Translating diabetes prevention into native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities: the PILI 'Ohana pilot project. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010; 4(1): 7-16.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  80. McBride PE, Einerson JA, Grant H, et al. Putting the diabetes prevention program into practice: a program for weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008; 12(10): 745s-749s.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  81. McTigue KM, Conroy MB, Bigi L, Murphy C, McNeil M. Weight loss through living well: translating an effective lifestyle intervention into clinical practice. Diabetes Educ. 2009; 35(2): 199-204. 208.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  82. McTigue KM, Conroy MB, Hess R, et al. Using the Internet to translate an evidence-based lifestyle intervention into practice. Telemed J e-health. 2009; 15(9): 851-858.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  83. New York State Health Foundation no. New York State YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program: outcomes and implications | New York State Health Foundation. October 2012.

  84. Ockene IS, Tellez TL, Rosal MC, et al. Outcomes of a Latino community-based intervention for the prevention of diabetes: the Lawrence Latino diabetes prevention project. Am J Public Health. 2012; 102(2): 336-342.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  85. Pagoto SL, Kantor L, Bodenlos JS, Gitkind M, Ma Y. Translating the diabetes prevention program into a hospital-based weight loss program. Health Psychol. 2008; 27(1 Suppl): S91-S98.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  86. Perez Siwik V, Kutob RM, Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M, Gordon JS. Families united/familias unidas: development and implementation of a family-based group office visit model for the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Educ. 2012; 38(6): 811-821.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  87. Piatt GA, Seidel MC, Chen HY, Powell RO, Zgibor JC. Two-year results of translating the diabetes prevention program into an urban, underserved community. Diabetes Educ. 2012; 38(6): 798-804.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  88. Rosal MCP, Lemon SCP, Nguyen OHTM, Driscoll NEL, DiTaranto LM, CLC. Translation of the diabetes prevention program lifestyle intervention. Transl Behav Med. 2011; 1(4): 530-538.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  89. Ruggiero L, Oros S, Choi YK. Community-based translation of the diabetes prevention program's lifestyle intervention in an underserved Latino population. Diabetes Educ. 2011; 37(4): 564-572.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  90. Schneider KLP, Sullican JCP, Pagoto SLP. Translation of the diabetes prevention program into a community mental. Transl Behav Med. 2011; 1(3): 453-460.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  91. Seidel MC, Powell RO, Zgibor JC, Siminerio LM, Piatt GA. Translating the diabetes prevention program into an urban medically underserved community: a nonrandomized prospective intervention study. Diabetes Care. 2008; 31(4): 684-689.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  92. Simkin-Silverman LR, Conroy MB, Bhargava T, McTigue KM. Development of an online diabetes prevention lifestyle intervention coaching protocol for use in primary care practice. Diabetes Educ. 2011; 37(2): 263-268.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  93. Smith-Ray RL, Almeida FA, Bajaj J, et al. Translating efficacious behavioral principles for diabetes prevention into practice. Health Promot Pract. 2009; 10(1): 58-66.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  94. Vadheim LM, Brewer KA, Kassner DR, et al. Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention program among persons at high risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in a rural community. J Rural Health. 2010; 26(3): 266-272.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  95. West DS, Bursac Z, Cornell CE, et al. Lay health educators translate a weight-loss intervention in senior centers: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2011; 41(4): 385-391.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  96. Whittemore R, Melkus G, Wagner J, Dziura J, Northrup V, Grey M. Translating the diabetes prevention program to primary care: a pilot study. Nurs Res. 2009; 58(1): 2-12.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  97. Williams LB, Sattin RW, Dias J, et al. Design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a diabetes prevention program within African–American churches: the fit body and soul study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013; 34(2): 336-347.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  98. Yank V, Stafford RS, Rosas LG, Ma J. Baseline reach and adoption characteristics in a randomized controlled trial of two weight loss interventions translated into primary care: a structured report of real-world applicability. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013; 34(1): 126-135.

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  99. Yeary KH, Cornell CE, Turner J, et al. Feasibility of an evidence-based weight loss intervention for a faith-based, rural. African American population. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011; 8(6): A146.

    PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The work in this paper was supported by the National Cancer Institute and by Cooperative Agreement Number U48/DP001903 from the CDC (the Prevention Research Centers Program). This publication was also made possible by Grant Number 1P30DK092950 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders, the Implementation Research Institute (IRI), at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis; through an award from the National Institute of Mental Health (R25 MH080916-01A2) and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research & Development Service, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI); and the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences grant UL1TR000448 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders.

Compliance with ethical standards

Research did not involve human participants and/or animals.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 621 N. Skinker Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA

    Rachel G. Tabak PhD, RD & Ross C. Brownson PhD

  2. College of Nursing, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Washington State University, 1100 Olive Way Suite 1200, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA

    Kàimi A. Sinclair PhD, MPH

  3. Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, 600 S. Euclid, CB 8217, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Ana A. Baumann PhD

  4. Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Campus Box 8052, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA

    Susan B. Racette PhD

  5. College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Salus Center, 309, 3545 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA

    Anne Sebert Kuhlmann PhD, MPH

  6. Research for Indigenous Community Health (RICH) Center, Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Practices, University of Minnesota, 232 Life Sciences, 1110 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN, 55812, USA

    Michelle D. Johnson-Jennings PhD

  7. Division of Public Health Sciences and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Ross C. Brownson PhD

Authors
  1. Rachel G. Tabak PhD, RD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Kàimi A. Sinclair PhD, MPH
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ana A. Baumann PhD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Susan B. Racette PhD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Anne Sebert Kuhlmann PhD, MPH
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Michelle D. Johnson-Jennings PhD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Ross C. Brownson PhD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Rachel G. Tabak PhD, RD.

Additional information

Implications

Practice: Practitioners should consider translational strategies and cultural adaptation including those used in major national initiatives (e.g., the YMCA program, the CDC’s National DPP) to increase program relevance, satisfaction, and participation.

Policy: Support from policymakers is important as translational challenges are multilevel and multifactorial, reflecting the diverse nature of individuals, health systems, and communities.

Research: Researchers can provide detailed reporting of adaptations and lessons learned during translation so the DPP can be effectively adapted for populations that experience a disproportionate burden of obesity and diabetes.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Tabak, R.G., Sinclair, K.A., Baumann, A.A. et al. A review of diabetes prevention program translations: use of cultural adaptation and implementation research. Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res. 5, 401–414 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0341-0

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0341-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation