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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedOates GR, Phillips JM, Bateman LB
Determinants of obesity in two urban communities: perceptions and community-driven solutions.
Using Photovoice methodology, this study aimed to identify community perceptions of factors associated with obesity in two urban municipalities - one racially mixed and one predominantly African American - and to explore community-driven solutions to the problem of obesity.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Oates GR, Phillips JM, Bateman LB .
Determinants of obesity in two urban communities: perceptions and community-driven solutions.
Ethn Dis 2018 Winter;28(1):33-42. doi: 10.18865/ed.28.1.33..
Keywords: Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health
Sorkin DH, Rook KS, Campos B
AHRQ Author: Ngo-Metzger Q
Rationale and study protocol for Unidas por la Vida (United for Life): a dyadic weight-loss intervention for high-risk Latina mothers and their adult daughters.
The intervention aims to improve health behaviors and promote weight loss in two at-risk members of the same family: mothers with type 2 diabetes and their overweight/obese adult daughters who are at risk for developing diabetes. Both the dyadic and individual lifestyle interventions are expected to produce greater weight loss at 6, 12, and 18 months than those in minimal intervention control group.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Sorkin DH, Rook KS, Campos B .
Rationale and study protocol for Unidas por la Vida (United for Life): a dyadic weight-loss intervention for high-risk Latina mothers and their adult daughters.
Contemp Clin Trials 2018 Jun;69:10-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.03.013.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Lifestyle Changes, Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Obesity: Weight Management
Wong MS, Chan KS, Jones-Smith JC
The neighborhood environment and obesity: understanding variation by race/ethnicity.
The researchers examined the relationship between soda consumption and weight status with neighborhood sociodemographic, social, and built environments by race/ethnicity. Merging data on adults from the 2011-2013 California Health Interview Survey, U.S. Census data, and InfoUSA, they found that lower neighborhood educational attainment was associated with higher odds of obesity and soda consumption in all racial/ethnic groups. They found fewer associations between study outcomes and the neighborhood, especially the built environment, among non-Hispanic African Americans and non-Hispanic Asians. They concluded that, while improvements to neighborhood environment may be promising to reduce obesity, null associations among minority subgroups suggest that changes, particularly to the built environment, may alone be insufficient to address obesity in these groups.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Wong MS, Chan KS, Jones-Smith JC .
The neighborhood environment and obesity: understanding variation by race/ethnicity.
Prev Med 2018 Jun;111:371-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.11.029.
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Keywords: Disparities, Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health
Knierim SD, Newcomer S, Castillo A
Latino parents' perceptions of pediatric weight counseling terms.
This study analyzed what would the least offensive terms to use with Latino parents when clinicians talk to them about their childrens’ weight, particularly for counseling obese youth. Latino parents across demographic groups were surveyed in English or Spanish and rated the most and least offensive terms to describe excess weight using a 5-point scale. The least offensive term was “demasiado peso para su salud”, or “too much weight for his/her health” in English. The most offensive was “gordo” or “muy gordo” meaning chubby or fat. Terminology makes a difference in how the parents will respond to weight counseling and follow-up.
AHRQ-funded; HS022143.
Citation: Knierim SD, Newcomer S, Castillo A .
Latino parents' perceptions of pediatric weight counseling terms.
Acad Pediatr 2018 Apr;18(3):342-53. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2017.09.006..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Obesity, Obesity: Weight Management, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Nicholas LH, Dimick JB
Bariatric surgery in minority patients before and after implementation of a centers of excellence program.
This study compared rates of bariatric surgery for minority Medicare vs. non-Medicare patients before and after the 2006 implementation of a national coverage decision (NCD) restricting Medicare patients to centers of excellence for bariatric surgery. It found that the proportion of nonwhite Medicare patients receiving this procedure dropped from 27.5 percent before the NCD to 25.9 percent afterwards.
AHRQ-funded; HS017765
Citation: Nicholas LH, Dimick JB .
Bariatric surgery in minority patients before and after implementation of a centers of excellence program.
JAMA. 2013 Oct 2;310(13):1399-400. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.277915..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Medicare, Healthcare Utilization, Obesity