Rohit, Athira, Mccarthy, Leisa, Mack, Shiree, Silver, Bronwyn, Turner, Sabella, Baur, Louise A., Canuto, Karla, Boffa, John, Dabelea, Dana, Sauder, Katherine A., Maple-Brown, Louise, and Kirkham, Renae (2021) The adaptation of a youth diabetes prevention program for aboriginal children in central Australia: Community perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (17). 9173.

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Abstract

This study reports on integrating community perspectives to adapt a family-focused, culturally appropriate behavioural intervention program to prevent diabetes among Aboriginal children (6–11 years) in Central Australia. A participatory action research approach was used to engage a range of service providers, cultural advisors, and family groups. Appropriateness, acceptability, content, and delivery of a prevention program within the Central Australian context were discussed through a series of workshops with twenty-five service providers and seven family groups separately. The data obtained were deductively coded for thematic analysis. Main findings included: (i) the strong need for a diabetes prevention program that is community owned, (ii) a flexible and culturally appropriate program delivered by upskilling community members as program facilitators, and (iii) consideration of social and environmental factors when implementing the program. It is recommended that a trial of the adapted prevention program for effectiveness and implementation is led by an Aboriginal community-controlled health service.

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