2021
1108-P: Care Cascade Engagement and Characteristics of Diabetes Awareness in Adult Samoans in 2010 and 2018
RIVARA A, RUSSELL E, VIALI S, REUPENA M, NASERI T, POMER A, MINSTER R, WEEKS D, MCGARVEY S, HAWLEY N. 1108-P: Care Cascade Engagement and Characteristics of Diabetes Awareness in Adult Samoans in 2010 and 2018. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-1108-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlycemic controlMedication useDiabetes awarenessAdult SamoansUnmet needSocioeconomic positionCare cascadeLifestyle scoreDiabetes prevalenceHigher BMICare engagementDiabetes careHigher oddsDisease awarenessLower oddsGreater oddsLogistic regressionDiabetesDoctor's diagnosisTime pointsNational InstituteOddsGenetic variantsDiagnosisCare
2019
Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up
Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Current Diabetes Reports 2019, 19: 24. PMID: 30919169, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1139-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes preventionUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsEarly life preventionCurrent disease burdenHealth system barriersUnhealthy food environmentsFood environmentPopulation-level strategiesHealth care infrastructureDisease burdenCare programSystem barriersReviewThis reviewHealth workforceHealth policyCare infrastructureSuccessful interventionsPreventionPacific IslandsCareInterventionCapacity buildingIsland nationsUnique challenges