Table 1.
Session Title (Arabic) | Session Title (English) | DPP Curriculum Sessions* | Basis* |
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Welcome to the AHLA Program | Welcome to the Lifestyle Balance Getting Started Being Active Getting Started Losing Weight | AHLA Sessions 1–7: | |
Be a Fat Detective | Be a Fat Detective | 1. Presented the goals for the DPP-adapted lifestyle intervention | |
Three Ways to Eat Less Fat | Three Ways to Eat Less Fat | 2. Taught fundamental information about modifying energy intake and increasing energy output | |
Healthy Eating | Healthy Eating | ||
Move Those Muscles | Move Those Muscles Being Active: A Way of Life | 3. Helped participants to self-monitor their intake and physical activity. | |
Tip the Calorie Balance | Tip the Calorie Balance | ||
Take Charge of What’s Around You | Take Charge of What’s Around You | ||
Problem Solving | Problem Solving | AHLA Sessions 8–12: | |
Four Key Ways to Healthy Eating Out | Four Keys to Healthy Eating Out | 1. Focuses on psychological, social, and motivational challenges involved in maintaining these healthy lifestyle behaviors in the long term | |
Slippery Slope of Lifestyle Change | Slippery Slope of Lifestyle Change Talk Back to Negative Thoughts | ||
Make Social Cues Work for You | Make Social Cues Work for You You Can Manage Stress | ||
Jump Start Your Activity Plan | Jump Start Your Activity Plan Ways to Stay Motivated | ||
Be Ready for Ramadan | NA | Addressed issues related to fasting during Ramadan |
Diabetes Prevention Program content incorporated in the adapted lifestyle intervention[20].