Publications by authors named "E V Sosa"
Impacts of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Programs in Hispanic Church Settings: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Comparing Faith-Based and Faith-Placed Approaches.
Nutrients
December 2024
This study aimed to adapt evidence-based diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) into a faith-based (FB) context for Hispanic communities and compare its effectiveness to a faith-placed (FP) approach using the church as a venue for DSMES delivery. A cluster-randomized trial was conducted among adults with type 2 diabetes from predominantly Hispanic churches. The churches were assigned to either the FB Group (nine churches, n = 146) or the FP Group (seven churches, n = 125).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYerba mate (YM, ) is an economically important crop marketed for the elaboration of mate, the third-most widely consumed caffeine-containing infusion worldwide. Here, we report the first genome assembly of this species, which has a total length of 1.06 Gb and contains 53,390 protein-coding genes.
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- The study aimed to investigate the experiences of Hispanic adults engaged in a diabetes self-management education and support program at church, focusing on their insights about the intervention approach and delivery.
- Focus groups with 138 participants from two different church-based intervention groups revealed that the church environment fostered a supportive community and led to positive improvements in diabetes management.
- The findings indicate that utilizing church settings for diabetes education programs can enhance participation and effectiveness within Hispanic communities, particularly when incorporating faith-based elements.
Objective: To assess effects of Healthy Change intervention on maternal perception of her child's body weight (MPCW), maternal feeding style, and obesogenic home environment.
Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted, consisting of two arms: the intervention group received the Healthy Change program, and the control group received the Hygiene and Accident Prevention program. A total of 356 mother-preschool child dyads participated, 182 in the intervention group and 174 in the control group, residing in Mexico and the United States.
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- - Outcomes for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) are poor, with a 50% five-year survival rate, so a test to detect molecular residual disease (MRD) in blood is essential to identify recurrence risk within the first two years after treatment.
- - A study involving 325 patients assessed MRD using blood samples collected over time, finding that those with MRD positivity had significantly worse recurrence-free survival rates, particularly in HPV-negative cases.
- - The developed tissue-agnostic test demonstrated high sensitivity (91%) and specificity (88%) for predicting recurrences as much as 14.9 months before they occurred, validating its effectiveness for monitoring HNC patients post-treatment.