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. 2021 Jun;111(6):1040–1044. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306216

TABLE 1—

Overview of Study Characteristics: IMPACT and DREAM Studies, New York City, 2011–2019

IMPACT DREAM
Disease focus Hypertension Diabetes
Recruitment setting Community-based primary care practices (n = 14) in New York City primarily serving South Asians Safety-net hospitals in New York City (n = 2) and community-based primary care practices (n = 2)
Recruitment process (1) Identified through EHR and mailed a recruitment letter; (2) tabling and outreach at sites; (3) referral by provider (Same as for IMPACT)
Eligibility criteria (1) South Asian ethnicity (defined as self-identified Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Nepali, Sri Lankan, or of Indo-Caribbean descent); (2) hypertension diagnosis through EHR or uncontrolled BP reading; (3) aged 18–85 years; (4) not pregnant at screening (1) Self-identified as Bangladeshi; (2) physician diagnosis of type 2 diabetes verified through patient medical record; (3) aged 21–85 years
Randomization After outreach by CHW, consent and completion of session 1 (Same as for IMPACT)
CHW curriculum: group-based educational sessions 5 monthly, 60-minute, group-based health education sessions delivered in English or South Asian language by a CHW using a culturally adapted curriculum over the 6-month study period (treatment); 1 60-minute group-based health education session delivered in English or South Asian language by a CHW using a culturally adapted curriculum at the start of the study period (control) (Same as for IMPACT)
CHW curriculum: coaching and goal-setting follow-up 10 biweekly follow-up calls for action-planning and goal-setting to improve hypertension management, conducted by CHWs in participants’ preferred language using standardized scripts and documentation forms 2 in-person 1-on-1 visits for action-planning and goal-setting to improve diabetes management, conducted by CHWs in participants’ preferred language using standardized documentation tools
CHW training Core competency-based training, 105 hours3 (Same as for IMPACT)
CHW characteristics 3 women and 3 men 2 women and 2 men
Languages used to deliver curriculum Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu–Hindi, English Bengali, English
Session location Community-based primary care practices and community organizations Safety-net hospitals, community-based primary care practices, and community organizations
In-person data collection Surveys and BP collected at baseline and months 3 and 6, with both treatment and control groups by CHWs (Same as for IMPACT)

Note. BP = blood pressure; CHW = community health worker; EHR = electronic health record; PCP = primary care practice.