Diabetes Research Programme - DM09

Evaluation of a pilot project to prevent diabetes in the workplace using information technology

[Evaluacion de un programa piloto de prevencion de diabetes usando tecnologias de la informacion en una poblacion basada en el sitio de trabajo]

Project location: Mexico

Funding organisation

Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology

Primary research aim

Evaluate on a pilot basis the performance of a work based e-intervention to prevent diabetes using iformation technology as means to deliver the intervention

Secondary research aims

Explore the feasibility and scalability of an internet platform designed to intervene in a work based community in order to prevent diabetes

Research objectives and methodology

Evaluate the feasibility of using information technology resources to deliver a family centered preventive program in order to reduce the overall cardiovascular risk at work based community

Evaluate the performance of risk factors questionnaires in order to estimate overall cardiovascular risk at a work based community.

Project contact: Clicerio Gonzalez Villalpando - cliceriogonzalez@hotmail.com

Investigators