Program
Physician Assistant M.S.
Year Approved
2014
First Advisor
Bronson, Amy
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to utilize educational tools on healthy lifestyles in order to promote Diabetes Mellitus Type II (DMII) prevention in the Hispanic population in Worthington, Minnesota. Hispanic adults are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) by a physician than non-Hispanics. Since DMII is a preventable disease, education focused on nutrition and activity will help prevent diabetes and its associated comorbidities. An educational seminar was conducted at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Worthington, Minnesota. A pretest/posttest was administered to assess the knowledge gained with the utilization of the educational tool. Despite a low sample size, the participants found the education very beneficial. On average, participants scored 2 points higher on the posttest. Possible improvements to the study for future research include discussion-based education, format changes to the pretest/posttest, and strategic promotion to increase study participation.
Degree Name
Masters of Science in Physician Assistant
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Bade, L. J., Dionne, A. E., Manoles, E. A., & Milbrant, L. R. (2014). Diabetes Prevention of the Hispanic Population: Health Lifestyle Management Education at Our Lady of Guadelupe Clinic in Worthington, Minnesota. [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/38