Tale of two churches: differential impact of a church-based diabetes control programme among Pacific Islands people in New Zealand.

Aims: To compare the impact on weight and exercise of a 2-year church-based diabetes risk reduction programme in four churches in South Auckland, New Zealand.

Methods: A prospective non-randomized controlled study of a modular lifestyle and diabetes awareness intervention programme applying community development principles. The study involved four complete church congregations, two Samoan and two Tongan, with 516 participants at commencement.

Personal barriers to diabetes care: lessons from a multi-ethnic community in New Zealand.

The aim of this study was to identify and quantify barriers to diabetes care perceived by diabetic subjects from a multiethnic, urban community (mainly New Zealand Europeans, Maori, and Pacific Islanders). A qualitative survey including 57 diabetic subjects and health care providers from a diverse range of backgrounds was followed by a cross-sectional household survey. Barriers to care were quantified among 1862 (2.

A pilot diabetes awareness and exercise programme in a multiethnic workforce.

Aims: To evaluate the acceptability and impact of a pilot diabetes awareness and exercise programme in a mainly Polynesian workforce.

Method: Comparison of change in questionnaire and anthropometric measurements in two hospital ancillary workforces. One group (n = 108) received one community diabetes educator presentation, one video presentation and a 4 month exercise programme.

Ethnic differences in diabetes care in a multiethnic community in New Zealand.

Residents of two districts of South Auckland, New Zealand with a high proportion of Maori and Pacific Islands people were visited door to door to ascertain the prevalence of known diabetes and its tissue damage. The household survey canvassed 55,518 residents in 12,770 (91%) of 14,002 residences. Diabetes interviews were available for 176,214 (82%) Europeans, 286,336 (85%) Maori and 495,585 (85%) Pacific Islands diabetic patients.

Ethnic differences in the perception of a video developed for a multiethnic diabetes prevention programme in south Auckland, New Zealand.

Videos were developed to help increase diabetes awareness among local Maori, Pacific Islands and European communities. The Maori and Pacific Islands versions incorporated modifications to the basic content to make them more appropriate for the target audience. Lay audiences, comprising 108 Europeans, 94 Maori and 90 Pacific Islands people in 12 different sites, viewed the version of the video tailored to their ethnic group.

Frequency of diabetes in family members of probands with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of known diabetes in a multi-ethnic community in South Auckland, New Zealand, in relation to family history of diabetes and past history of diabetes in pregnancy.

Design: A cross-sectional, household survey comparing ascertainment with local general practice diabetes registers where they existed.

Setting: An inner-city community with a high proportion of Maori, Pacific Islands people and Europeans.

Evaluation of a diabetes knowledge and behaviour (DKB) questionnaire.

The primary prevention of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes is now considered possible through adopting lifestyle changes. Population strategies for preventing diabetes are now being developed. The South Auckland Diabetes Project has developed a questionnaire to assess the impact of a diabetes awareness, exercise/healthy eating programme in the local communities.

Prevalence of known diabetes in a multiethnic community.

Aims: To describe the prevalence of known diabetes in an area of New Zealand with a large Pacific Islands and Maori population.

Method: A cross sectional door to door census with identification of those with known diabetes was conducted between April and October 1992. The data was validated by comparison with available local general practice diabetes registers and data from a repeat visit to a randomly selected 5% of houses.