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ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2025

Facilitators and barriers to implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program in rural church settings: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Smita Rawal, Caleb A Snead, Frantz D Soiro, Jeffery Lawrence, Brian M Rivers, Henry N Young

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Article in The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Smita RawalDepartment of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5209-2515
Caleb A SneadDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Frantz D SoiroDepartment of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Jeffery LawrenceInterdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Georgia, USA.
Brian M RiversDepartment of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Henry N YoungDepartment of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

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Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA)UL1TR002378 · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$9.3M
Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia, USANational Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UL1TR002378NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is an effective lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, DPP implementation in rural areas is limited. This study sought to address this gap by implementing DPP in rural church settings through a community-academic partnership and identifying implementation facilitators and barriers.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional qualitative study. Semistructured interviews guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) assessed church leaders' and lifestyle coaches' perceptions of implementing DPP in rural churches. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes through an inductive approach; then, these emergent themes were deductively linked to CFIR constructs. COREQ guidelines were used to report study findings.

findingsTwenty-five stakeholders participated. Facilitators to implementing DPP included its evidence-based effectiveness in preventing T2D, as well as support from the academic partner in terms of funding, training, and communication. Additionally, DPP's alignment with community needs, along with the active engagement of pastors in participant recruitment, supported implementation. Several barriers hindered DPP implementation, including transportation and childcare issues, as well as program participants' medical conditions/disabilities limiting their participation. Furthermore, rural residents' reluctance to adopt lifestyle changes and loyalty to family churches posed challenges to their engagement in DPP.

conclusionsThis study identified contextual factors influencing DPP implementation in rural communities. Findings highlight the importance of tailored strategies that leverage facilitators while proactively addressing barriers, including rural residents' reluctance to attend programs outside their church, resistance to lifestyle changes, and transportation issues to ensure successful DPP implementation in rural areas.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Health PromotionRural PopulationAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchUnited StatesCFIRchurchDiabetes Prevention Programqualitativerural

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PMCPMC11950418

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