Date of Award
12-2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Legacy Department
Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Science
Committee Chair/Advisor
Haley-Zitlin, Vivian
Abstract
A review of worksite interventions revealed the scarcity of worksite interventions for the prevention of chronic diseases for which research data has been collected. Pre-diabetes is a condition that has been identified as an emerging chronic disease threat which is deserving of immediate attention as it precedes type 2 diabetes and it is becoming more common in the United States. The number of individuals with pre-diabetes has been estimated to be 54 million. As the worksite setting provides easy access to a large adult population it was chosen for this research study. A thorough review of prior worksite interventions was conducted followed by a focus group study which used qualitative methods to evaluate health behaviors and diabetes knowledge of employees in a South Carolina textile worksite. The results indicated that future worksite interventions need to address all aspects of an individual's lifestyle to be effective. Researchers will be able to use the results from this study to develop a tailored, diabetes prevention program that meets the specific needs of textile worksite employees in rural South Carolina.
Recommended Citation
Carter, Caroline, "Examination of pre-diabetes and diabetes perceptions and knowledge using focus groups" (2008). All Theses. 530.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/530