Wake Forest Baptist Health, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Winston Salem, NC
Cabarrus Health Alliance, Kannapolis, NC.
J Natl Black Nurses Assoc. 2021 Jul;32(1):28-34.
Roughly 88 million adults have prediabetes and over 84% are unaware that they even have prediabetes. African-Americans have an increased risk of being diagnosed with prediabetes. Faith-based organizations have a history of serving as a primary source of social support for African-Americans. Parishioners with prediabetes from four African-American churches participated in free, evidence-based group coaching to learn how to manage and control risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. The weekly group coaching sessions took place at a local church and they were co-facilitated by two trained professionals: a lifestyle coach and a nurse practitioner. At the conclusion of the 16-week group coaching sessions, participants had a decrease in hemoglobin A1C levels, an increase in minutes of physical activity per week, and an improvement in knowledge and behavior.
大约有 8800 万成年人患有前期糖尿病，超过 84%的人甚至不知道自己患有前期糖尿病。非裔美国人被诊断出患有前期糖尿病的风险增加。信仰组织一直是为非裔美国人提供主要社会支持的来源。来自四家非裔美国教堂的前期糖尿病患者参加了免费的、基于证据的团体辅导，以学习如何管理和控制与 2 型糖尿病相关的风险因素。每周的团体辅导课程在当地的教堂举行，由两名经过培训的专业人员共同主持：一名生活方式教练和一名执业护士。在 16 周的团体辅导课程结束时，参与者的血红蛋白 A1C 水平下降，每周的体育活动分钟数增加，知识和行为得到改善。
