What they want
The study will recruit 20 to 30 emerging adults with family histories of T2D, a BMI >= 25, and no prior NDPP participation from Indiana University Indianapolis and Bloomington, local community organizations, social media, and an Indiana-based research registry. Data will be collected via a demographic survey and semi-structured interviews focusing on perceived threat of T2D, perceived benefits and barriers of prevention behaviors, and cues to action. Interviews will be transcribed and analyzed using qualitative descriptive methods. The grant also supports training for the principal investigator in research with emerging adults, community-based participatory and intervention research, and postdoctoral fellowship preparation.
Deliverables
- Elucidation of how health beliefs influence T2D prevention behaviors of emerging adults with family histories of T2D, including NDPP participation
- Information to inform intervention development and NDPP adaptation to increase NDPP participation in the target population
Technical requirements
- Recruitment of 20-30 emerging adults (18-29 years old) with at least one biological parent or sibling diagnosed with T2D, BMI >= 25, and no prior NDPP participation
- Data collection using a demographic survey
- Data collection using semi-structured interviews about T2D prevention- and NDPP-related health beliefs
- Transcription of interviews
- Qualitative descriptive analysis of interview data as described by Sandelowski
