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ArticleThe Australasian medical journal2012

Exercise intervention in New Zealand Polynesian peoples with type 2 diabetes: Cultural considerations and clinical trial recommendations.

William R Sukala, Rachel A Page, David S Rowlands, Isabelle Lys, Jeremy D Krebs, Murray J Leikis, Birinder S Cheema

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Article in The Australasian medical journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William R SukalaInstitute of Food, Nutrition & Human Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand ; School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia.
Rachel A Page
David S Rowlands
Isabelle Lys
Jeremy D Krebs
Murray J Leikis
Birinder S Cheema
Massey University · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Maori and Pacific Islands peoples of New Zealand suffer a greater burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated comorbidities than their European counterparts. Empirical evidence supports the clinical application of aerobic and resistance training for effective diabetes management and potential remission, but few studies have investigated the effectiveness of these interventions in specific ethnic cohorts. We recently conducted the first trial to investigate the effect of prescribed exercise training in Polynesian people with T2DM. This article presents the cultural considerations undertaken to successfully implement the study. The research procedures were accepted and approved by cultural liaisons and potential participants. The approved methodology involved a trial evaluating and comparing the effects of two, 16-week exercise regimens (i.e. aerobic training and resistance training) on glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), related diabetes markers (i.e. insulin resistance, blood lipids, relevant cytokines and anthropometric and hemodynamic indices) and health-related quality of life. Future exercise-related research or implementation strategies in this cohort should focus on cultural awareness and techniques to enhance participation and compliance. Our approach to cultural consultation could be considered by researchers undertaking trials in this and other ethnic populations suffering an extreme burden of T2DM, including indigenous Australians and Americans.

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AerobicEthnicHigh-RiskMaoriObesityPacific IslandsPolynesiaResistance

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PMID23024717
PMCPMC3442187
OpenAlexW2014615158

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