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  • Public Health
  • Family Health
  • Diabetes Prevention

Background:

  • Increasing diabetes prevalence necessitates effective intervention strategies.
  • Family history is a significant diabetes risk factor, suggesting family-centered approaches.
  • Targeting rural mothers and their children addresses a specific high-risk demographic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and pretest a family-focused lifestyle change program for rural mothers at risk for diabetes.
  • To incorporate user feedback for program refinement, focusing on intrinsic motivators for health behaviors.
  • To enhance maternal health and establish healthy habits in children through family-based interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Semistructured interviews with mothers (N=17) informed initial program development.
  • The program was pretested with rural mothers (N=5) and their families.
  • Thematic analysis of interview data guided program refinement and evaluation.

Main Results:

  • The developed program was found to be generally acceptable and feasible.
  • Pretest feedback led to program revisions, including 8 group sessions.
  • The revised program includes family-focused content on physical activity, healthy eating, and social connection.

Conclusions:

  • Co-design with intended users resulted in a program focused on family wellness and intrinsic incentives.
  • The program provides strategies for family-wide behavior change to improve maternal health.
  • The intervention aims to foster healthy habits in children by engaging the entire family.