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Rapid Critical Appraisal A Family-Based Diabetes Intervention for Hispanic Adults and Their Family Members
1. Are the results of the study valid?
a. Was there a representative and well defined sample of patients at a similar point in the course of the disease? Yes No Unknown
The study recruited participants who had type 2 diabetes and 1 family member from a community clinic that mostly serves uninsired patients. All the participants identified themselves as Hispanic aged over 18 years, had self reported that they suffered from type 2 diabetes and they had a family member willing to participate. Participants and family members had to be able to speak either English or Spanish. The study had thirty-six patients and thirty seven family members, which offered an 80 percent power for detecting any small change in exercise and diet (Hu, Wallace, McCoy, & Amirehsani, 2014). The patients who completed the study were 32 and 31 at the 1-month follow-up.
b. Was follow up sufficiently long and complete? Yes No Unknown
There was a 1 month follow-up for the participants with diabetes. This was ample time to establish if the strategies employed during the intervention were appropriate and if the participants were practicing what they had been taught during the intervention....
The results of the intervention indicated that there was considerable improvement amongst the participants, and they were adhering to what they had been taught during the intervention. One month was enough for the study since type 2 diabetes patients would have significant changes if they did not follow the interventions being taught. Also, since there were family members involved, the follow-up period would allow the researchers to determine from the patient and the family member if there were any changes.
c. Were objective and unbiased outcome criteria used? Yes No Unknown
The study used unbiased outcome criteria by measuring the key indicators like BMI, waist circumference, and systolic blood pressure. This indicators are what the researchers made use and they continuously measured the patients based on these indicators to gauge the effectiveness of the intervention. By using measurable outcomes the researchers have ensured that the study results are not biased in any way. The reliability of the study results has been established by carefully ensuring that participants are not able to lie when providing information for the study.
d. Did the analysis adjust for important prognostic risk factors
and confounding variables? Yes No Unknown
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