Impact of a novel community-based lifestyle intervention program on type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk in a resource-poor setting in the Dominican Republic

International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 118-124

  West Pollak, Amy ^a   Then, Eddy P ^b   Podesta, Carlos ^b   Hedelt, Anne ^a   Perry, Mary Lou ^a   Izarnotegui, Wendy V ^a   Perez, Margarita ^a   Villegas, Antonio ^b   Baez, Nelson I ^b   Bassa, Rimsky ^b   Mendez, Gabriella ^b   Hernandez, Karmina ^b   Lim, David S ^a   Urena, Pedro ^b   Taylor, Angela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b CEDIMAT Plaza de la Salud Dr Juan Manuel Taveras Rodriguez ^*  (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Cardiovascular disease; Community based participatory research; Hypertension; Lifestyle; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LIFESTYLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84902086822     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht039     Document Type: Article

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