Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for the Worksite

描述(由研究人员提供)：2型糖尿病是一种代价高昂、使人虚弱的疾病，在美国已经达到流行的程度。感染2型糖尿病的风险与与生活方式行为有关的因素密切相关。旨在预防和早期发现2型糖尿病的个性化、互动式、多媒体干预措施大有可为，但在工作场所和其他地方普遍缺乏。目前，互联网在提供旨在预防、检测和控制2型糖尿病的复杂行为改变计划方面的潜力不足。该项目的目的是开发和测试一个创新的、基于网络的多媒体计划，旨在为有2型糖尿病风险的成年人工作，并旨在通过与健康相关的行为改变来减少可改变的风险因素。该计划将基于一个经过充分测试的健康行为改变模型，该模型牢固地植根于社会学习和健康行为改变理论。在第一阶段，将制定节目的初步结构和内容，并由从目标受众中抽取的焦点小组测试原型。将对一些组织进行抽样调查，以评估该计划的需求和可行性。在第二阶段，该计划将经过严格的实地测试，并为营销做好准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Type 2 diabetes, a costly and debilitating disease, has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. The risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with factors related to lifestyle behaviors. Individualized, interactive, multimedia interventions aimed specifically at prevention and early detection of Type 2 diabetes hold great promise, yet are generally lacking in the workplace and elsewhere. The Internet currently falls short of its potential to deliver a sophisticated behavior change program aimed at Type 2 diabetes prevention, detection and control. The purpose of this project is to develop and test an innovative, web-based multimedia program aimed at working adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes, and designed to reduce modifiable risk factors through health-related behavior change. The program will be based upon a well-tested health behavior change model, which is firmly rooted in social learning and health behavior change theories. In Phase I, the preliminary structure and content of the program will be developed, and a prototype will be tested by focus groups drawn from the target audience. A sample of organizations will be interviewed to assess the demand for and feasibility of the program. In Phase II, the program will be rigorously field-tested and prepared for marketing.