Table 2.
Pilipino Americans Go4Health [PilAm Go4Health] intervention sessions (physical exam includes height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure).
| Schedule | Lifestyle education and coaching | |
| Phase 1 (baseline to 3 months) Pilipino Americans Go4Health [PilAm Go4Health] intervention |
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Baseline visit (individual) | Lifestyle balance and social networking |
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Initiating physical activity and healthy eating plan with short- and long-term goals for weight loss | |
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Physical exam, blood draw, and surveys | |
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Fitbit Zip, app and diary training for tracking steps, food/calories, and weight and private Facebook group training | |
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1-month visit (family members welcome) | Progress report and coaching on healthy behaviors |
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Benefits and ways to be physically active | |
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Social support for physical activity | |
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Filipino dancing (Zumba, cha cha), basketball, and walking | |
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Monitoring physical activity steps | |
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2-month visit (family members welcome) | Progress report and coaching on healthy behaviors |
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Benefits and ways of healthy eating and limiting fat | |
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Social support for healthy eating | |
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Healthy Filipino food alternatives and recipes | |
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Monitoring weight | |
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3-month visit (family members welcome) | Progress report + relapse prevention, problem-solving, and staying motivated |
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Handling barriers to healthy behaviors | |
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Transition to phase 2 | Social support for maintaining healthy behaviors |
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Physical exam, blood draw, and surveys | |
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Postintervention process evaluation interview | |
| Private Facebook group |
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Baseline to 3 months only; removed from Facebook group at 3-month visit | Research staff monitored and posted 12 weekly discussions covering topics such as the following: benefits of regular exercise, healthy fruits and vegetables, water and low-calorie drinks, tracking weight, healthy recipes, handling barriers to weight loss and healthy lifestyle behaviors, benefits of social support for weight loss, maintaining glycemic control, and medication adherence |
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Weekly prompts to post and share photos, recipes tried, progress reports or barriers encountered, and encouragement for Facebook peers | |
| Phase 2 (3 to 6 months) follow-up maintenance |
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4-month visit (family members welcome) | Progress report, continue using Fitbit and app with diary to track steps, food, and weight |
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Personal Facebook support group | |
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Reviewed relapse prevention, maintaining healthy behaviors, and dealing with barriers to healthy lifestyle | |
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6-month visit (individual) | Progress report and relapse prevention, handling barriers |
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Coaching to maintain healthy behaviors | |
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Physical exam, blood draw, and surveys | |
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Poststudy process evaluation interview | |