SCALING AN EVIDENCE-BASED DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF AN AGING POPULATION

In an effort to bridge science into practice, the Y is leveraging its vast network to deliver the Diabetes Prevention Program to those individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes. The original NIH trial of the DPP lifestyle intervention reduced the number of new cases of type 2 diabetes among adults age...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2017-07, Vol.1 (suppl_1), p.670-670
Main Authors: Hodge, H., Hohman, K.H., Longjohn, M.
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Language:English
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Summary:In an effort to bridge science into practice, the Y is leveraging its vast network to deliver the Diabetes Prevention Program to those individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes. The original NIH trial of the DPP lifestyle intervention reduced the number of new cases of type 2 diabetes among adults aged 60 years or older by 71%. These results prompted the Y to undertake a concerted effort to test the intervention with Medicare beneficiaries with a goal of improving care and health outcomes while lowering costs. To date the Y has served 19,141 adults ages 60 or older. Participants aged 60 or greater on average attend 1 more core instructional session than those participants who are younger than 60 years old (82% of core sessions vs 76%, p=
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igx004.2380