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Tricia S Tang1,2, Robin Nwankwo2, Yolanda Whiten3
1Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia School of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Diabetes Educator
|May 22, 2012
Summary
Peer lifestyle coach training is feasible and acceptable for delivering church-based lifestyle modification programs. Participants gained confidence and skills to facilitate interventions effectively.
Area of Science:
- Community Health
- Behavioral Science
- Health Education
Background:
- Lifestyle modification programs are crucial for chronic disease prevention.
- Community-based interventions can improve health equity.
- Peer support enhances program engagement and adherence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility and acceptability of training peers as lifestyle coaches.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a church-based lifestyle modification program delivered by trained peers.
Main Methods:
- Recruited 6 African-American adults for an 8-hour Peer Lifestyle Coach (PLC) training program with a booster session.
- Training covered facilitation, behavior change skills, self-management, session delivery, and interpreting lab results.
- Evaluated training satisfaction and efficacy retrospectively.
Main Results:
- PLCs reported high confidence in core and advanced coaching skills.
- High satisfaction with training length, content-skill balance, and preparation for support activities.
- Uniformly high confidence levels in performing essential and advanced coaching skills.
Conclusions:
- Customized PLC training is feasible and acceptable.
- Training equips participants with necessary knowledge and skills.
- Peer-led programs can effectively facilitate church-based diabetes prevention interventions.
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