Effectiveness of a community intervention program on healthy lifestyles (PREDICOL) among adults with prediabetes in two Latin American cities: A quasi-experimental study.

Journal: Primary care diabetes
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Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aimed to measure the impact of a community-based lifestyle modification intervention program on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of adults with prediabetes in two Latin American cities.

Authors

  • Yenifer Diaz Montes
    Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad Autonóma de Madrid, Madrid 28029, Spain; Department of Public Health, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia; Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia. Electronic address: myenifer@uninorte.edu.co.
  • Luis A Anillo Arrieta
    Department of Public Health, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia; School of Basic Sciences, Technology, and Engineering, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia-UNAD, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Juan Jose Espitia De La Hoz
    Department of Public Health, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia; Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Tania Acosta-Vergara
    Department of Public Health, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Jorge Acosta-Reyes
    Department of Public Health, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Karen C Flórez Lozano
    Division of Basic Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Rafael Tuesca Molina
    Department of Public Health, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia; ScienceFlows Research Group, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
  • Pablo Aschner
    Colombian Diabetes Association, Bogotá, Colombia; Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Sandra Rodríguez Acosta
    Division of Humanities and Sciences, Social Division, Department of Economics, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Noël C Barengo
    Department of Medical Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; Escuela Superior de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina.