ArticleThe Diabetes educator2017
Pilot Feasibility Study of a Digital Storytelling Intervention for Immigrant and Refugee Adults With Diabetes.
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- Interventions to Improve Health Among Refugees in the United States: A Systematic Review.Journal of community health · 2025Pooled it
- Improving primary health care quality for refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review of interventional approaches.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Pooled it
- Participatory approaches in the development of health interventions for migrants: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Digital Storytelling Intervention for Hemoglobin A1c Control Among Hispanic Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Experiences of Hispanic Safety Net Clinic Patients With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The science of diabetes self-management and care · 2022Trial
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- Interventions to optimize medication management in patients with language and health literacy barriers: A scoping review.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2026Article
- Authentic content as an effective mechanism for embedding patient voices in health innovation: a hypothesis and conceptual framework.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Storytelling in family-provided care - developing diversity-sensitive stories for family caregivers of Turkish individuals living with dementia.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Cultural Influences, Experiences and Interventions Targeting Self-Management Behaviours for Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes in First-Generation Immigrants: A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Can digital storytelling improve health outcomes for immigrant and refugee populations? A scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Exploring factors impacting Hispanic/Latinx individuals' response to a type 2 diabetes digital storytelling intervention.PloS one · 2025Article
- Development of a Digital Storytelling Intervention to Increase Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Hispanic/Latino Community: a Qualitative Evaluation.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- Negative Mood is Associated with Sociobehavioral Factors Contributing to Cardiovascular Risk in an Immigrant Population.Research square · 2024Article
- Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Congruent Digital Storytelling Intervention in Vietnamese and Korean American Mothers of Human Papillomavirus-Vaccinated Children: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions Containing Game Components for the Self-management of Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review.JMIR serious games · 2023Review
- Stories for change protocol: A randomized controlled trial of a digital storytelling intervention for Hispanic/Latino individuals with type 2 diabetes.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- An innovative state-of-the-art health storytelling technique for better management of type 2 diabetes.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The use of digital stories as a health promotion intervention: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this pilot feasibility project was to examine the potential effectiveness of a digital storytelling intervention designed through a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach for immigrants and refugees with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods The intervention was a 12-minute culturally and linguistically tailored video consisting of an introduction, 4 stories, and a concluding educational message. A structured interview was used to assess the intervention for acceptability, interest level, and usefulness among 25 participants with T2DM (15 Latino, 10 Somali) across 5 primary care clinical sites. After watching the video, participants rated their confidence and motivation about managing T2DM as a result of the intervention. Baseline A1C and follow-up values (up to 6 months) were abstracted from medical records. Results All participants reported that the intervention got their attention, was interesting, and was useful; 96% reported that they were more confident about managing their T2DM than before they watched the video, and 92% reported that the video motivated them to change a specific behavior related to T2DM self-management. The mean baseline A1C level for the intervention participants was 9.3% (78 mmol/mol). The change from baseline to first follow-up A1C level was -0.8% (-10 mmol/mol) ( P < .05). Conclusions Implementation of a digital storytelling intervention for T2DM among immigrant populations in primary care settings is feasible and resulted in self-rated improvement in psychosocial constructs that are associated with healthy T2DM self-management behaviors, and there was some evidence of improvement in glycemic control. A large-scale efficacy trial of the intervention is warranted.
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