{
  "abstract": "Objective This qualitative study aims to explore the experiences and preferences of Hispanic men participating in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), an intensive lifestyle change intervention that effectively reduces diabetes risk, considering Hispanic men experience diabetes disproportionately yet remain underrepresented in the NDPP.Design Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted over the phone in English or Spanish between June 2023 and February 2024. Transcripts were analysed using a framework analysis.Participants 17 Hispanic men engaged in the NDPP for ≥4 sessions. The majority were foreign-born (n=11) and self-identified as English proficient (n=11).Results Through three major themes, Hispanic men reflected on their experiences: (1) Going into the NDPP: despite not knowing what to expect from the NDPP, their fear of diabetes motivated them to enrol in the programme; (2) During the NDPP: they felt relief from gaining critical knowledge about diet, exercise and diabetes prevention; and finally (3) Impressions of the NDPP: they appreciated the NDPP’s informational resources, personalised coaching, group format and acknowledgement of traditional cultural diets and found men-only groups often offered additional emotional safety but had mixed feelings about the programme’s virtual format.Conclusions Findings suggest that Hispanic men appreciate the knowledge and skills attained from the NDPP and value its resources, group format, culturally-tailored content and gender-tailored structure. Recruitment efforts may benefit from emphasising how the programme reduces uncertainty about prediabetes and from more clearly conveying the structure of the programme. Strategies to improve sustained engagement should consider how to feasibly offer delivery formats that accommodate diverse preferences.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Christopher J Gonzalez"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Noelia G Hernandez"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Clarence N Perez-Mejia"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Hana Flaxman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA",
        "Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Cara Stephenson-Hunter"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Eric Gil"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Taynara Formagini"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Martin F Shapiro"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA",
        "Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA",
        "Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Jeffrey S Gonzalez"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA",
        "Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Earle C Chambers"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Experiences and preferences of Hispanic men in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: a qualitative study guided by the COM-B framework",
  "uid": "fa2825b7-646c-5a46-8953-c4cb1cf01b94"
}