Neighborhood Published Again!
Recently, Neighborhood’s very own Dr. Schultz participated in a study with Project Dulce, the contents of which were published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine: Dulce Digital-Me: results of a randomized comparative trial of static versus adaptive digital interventions for Latine adults with diabetes.
From 2001 to 2020, diabetes prevalence significantly increased among US adults, affecting 37.3 million people, or 11.3% of the US population.1 Diabetes poses a substantial burden on society, and individuals of low-income and racial and ethnic minority backgrounds experience significant health disparities.1 Hispanic/Latino(a/x/e) (hereafter Latine [We use the term Latine to acknowledge the Latin American (Mexican) heritage of most of our participants while recognizing gender inclusivity. Participants were not asked about their preferred terminology in this study.]2) adults in aggregate have higher rates of diabetes than non-Hispanic Whites. However, there is substantial heterogeneity by heritage group (eg, higher among Mexican and Puerto Rican descent) and place of birth (eg, higher among those living in the US the longest).3 Adverse social determinants of health, including poor healthcare access and low income, as well as communication and cultural factors, impede optimal management, placing Latine persons at disproportionate risk for costly diabetes complications.4
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