TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing culturally adapted lifestyle interventions for South Asian migrant populations: a qualitative study of the key success factors and main challenges
AU - Terragni, L.
AU - Beune, E.
AU - Stronks, K.
AU - Davidson, E.
AU - Qureshi, S.
AU - Kumar, B.
AU - Diaz, E.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objectives: South Asian migrant populations have a high risk of non-communicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study is to provide in-depth insight into key success factors and challenges in developing culturally adapted lifestyle interventions to prevent T2D within South Asian migrant populations. Study design: The study has a qualitative research design. Methods: In-depth interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide, were conducted with eight researchers and project leaders from five studies of culturally adapted lifestyle interventions for South Asian migrant populations. Data were analysed using a grounded theory approach. Results: Four main themes emerged as key factors for success: ‘approaching the community in the right way’ ‘the intervention as a space for social relations’ ‘support from public authorities’ and ‘being reflexive and flexible’. Two themes emerged as challenges: ‘struggling with time’ and ‘overemphasising cultural differences’. Conclusions: Our findings augment existing research by establishing the importance of cooperation at the organisational and institutional levels, of fostering the creation of social networks through interventions and of acknowledging the multiplicity of identities and resources among individuals of the same ethnic origin.
AB - Objectives: South Asian migrant populations have a high risk of non-communicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study is to provide in-depth insight into key success factors and challenges in developing culturally adapted lifestyle interventions to prevent T2D within South Asian migrant populations. Study design: The study has a qualitative research design. Methods: In-depth interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide, were conducted with eight researchers and project leaders from five studies of culturally adapted lifestyle interventions for South Asian migrant populations. Data were analysed using a grounded theory approach. Results: Four main themes emerged as key factors for success: ‘approaching the community in the right way’ ‘the intervention as a space for social relations’ ‘support from public authorities’ and ‘being reflexive and flexible’. Two themes emerged as challenges: ‘struggling with time’ and ‘overemphasising cultural differences’. Conclusions: Our findings augment existing research by establishing the importance of cooperation at the organisational and institutional levels, of fostering the creation of social networks through interventions and of acknowledging the multiplicity of identities and resources among individuals of the same ethnic origin.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902781
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.04.008
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.04.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 29902781
SN - 0033-3506
VL - 161
SP - 50
EP - 58
JO - Public Health
JF - Public Health
ER -