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Diabetes Prevention in Adolescents: Co-design Study Using Human-Centered Design Methodologies

Diabetes Prevention in Adolescents: Co-design Study Using Human-Centered Design Methodologies

Diabetes Prevention in Adolescents: Co-design Study Using Human-Centered Design Methodologies

Authors of this article:

Julie M Pike1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Courtney M Moore3 Author Orcid Image ;   Lisa G Yazel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Dustin O Lynch3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kathryn M Haberlin-Pittz1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah E Wiehe1, 2, 3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Tamara S Hannon1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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    Original Paper

    1Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    2Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    3Research Jam, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Patient Engagement Core, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    4Children's Health Services Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Corresponding Author:

    Julie M Pike, RDN, CDCES

    Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research

    Department of Pediatrics

    Indiana University School of Medicine

    410 West 10th Street

    Indianapolis, IN, 46202

    United States

    Phone: 1 317 688 5065

    Email: julpike@iu.edu


    Background: The rise in pediatric obesity and its accompanying condition, type 2 diabetes (T2D), is a serious public health concern. T2D in adolescents is associated with poor health outcomes and decreased life expectancy. Effective diabetes prevention strategies for high-risk adolescents and their families are urgently needed.

    Objective: The aim of this study was to co-design a diabetes prevention program for adolescents by using human-centered design methodologies.

    Methods: We partnered with at-risk adolescents, parents, and professionals with expertise in diabetes prevention or those working with adolescents to conduct a series of human-centered design research sessions to co-design a diabetes prevention intervention for youth and their families. In order to do so, we needed to (1) better understand environmental factors that inhibit/promote recommended lifestyle changes to decrease T2D risk, (2) elucidate desired program characteristics, and (3) explore improved activation in diabetes prevention programs.

    Results: Financial resources, limited access to healthy foods, safe places for physical activity, and competing priorities pose barriers to adopting lifestyle changes. Adolescents and their parents desire interactive, hands-on learning experiences that incorporate a sense of fun, play, and community in diabetes prevention programs.

    Conclusions: The findings of this study highlight important insights of 3 specific stakeholder groups regarding diabetes prevention and lifestyle changes. The findings of this study demonstrate that, with appropriate methods and facilitation, adolescents, parents, and professionals can be empowered to co-design diabetes prevention programs.

    J Participat Med 2021;13(1):e18245

    doi:10.2196/18245

    Keywords

    diabetes prevention; adolescents; human-centered design 


    Excess weight and obesity in youth continue to be a serious public health concern [1] and put youth at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) [2]. T2D in youth increased by 4.8% per year from 2002 to 2012 [3] and is predicted to increase fourfold by 2050 [4]. Minority youths are disproportionately affected [5,6]. Non-Hispanic Black youth experienced the largest annual increases (6.3%) in T2D compared to non-Hispanic White youth (0.6%) [3]. Furthermore, early onset of T2D and poor glycemic control increase the risk of diabetes-related complications and decrease life expectancy [7]. Findings from the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes study and the Restoring Insulin Secretion Pediatric Medication Study illustrate the aggressive nature of T2D in youth and assert the urgent need for efficacious diabetes prevention strategies for at-risk youth [8,9].

    Diabetes prevention strategies for adults have seen significant progress [10-17], but less is known about effective diabetes prevention strategies for adolescents. The Bright Bodies Healthy Lifestyle program and The Every Little Step Counts-Diabetes Prevention Program show promising outcomes for modifying risk factors for developing T2D in adolescents [18,19]. However, behavior modification of adolescents is complex as family dynamics at home play a pivotal role in facilitating change and shaping attitudes and beliefs about food choices and physical activity [20-26]. Low socioeconomic status, limited access to healthy food choices and physical activity, and individual motivators pose further barriers to lifestyle changes in high-risk adolescents [27-33]. These complexities make it especially important to solicit the expertise of adolescents and their families in shaping prevention strategies [34]. This can be accomplished by using human-centered design (HCD) techniques.

    HCD is a qualitative problem-solving approach that engages stakeholders in the process of exploration, development, and implementation of solutions [35]. HCD is particularly effective in facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration, eliciting deep insights, and creating solutions compatible with end stakeholders’ needs [36]. HCD may be a promising approach for diabetes prevention [37], but more studies on the application of HCD in health care are needed [38].

    For these reasons, we engaged at-risk adolescents, their parents, and professionals in a series of HCD sessions to answer the following questions: (1) what environmental factors inhibit/promote lifestyle changes in adolescents and their families? (2) what are the ideal characteristics of a diabetes prevention program for this population? and (3) what are the effective strategies to engage adolescents and their families in a diabetes prevention program? This paper describes the first phase of a study to co-design a diabetes prevention program for adolescents and their parents by using HCD.


    Study Design

    This formative study consisted of 4 HCD sessions: 1 professional session, 2 adolescent and parent sessions, and 1 adolescent-only session. We collaborated with Research Jam, which is part of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s Patient Engagement Core [39]. Research Jam is a multi-disciplinary team of bachelor’s and master’s level human-centered designers and health services researchers with experience in using HCD methods to engage stakeholders in exploring health challenges and cocreating solutions.

    Participant Recruitment

    Professionals

    We recruited a group of individuals with expertise in diabetes prevention or adolescents (referred to as professionals for brevity) to participate in 1 HCD session. Initially, the primary investigator reached out to colleagues who were involved in diabetes prevention or experts working with adolescents. Examples include physicians, diabetes educators, and community youth organizations. Additional professionals were recruited through a snowball sampling technique as initial participants invited colleagues who met the aforementioned criteria. Professionals were invited to participate in one 90-minute session and were compensated with US $50 per hour for their time.

    Adolescents and Parents

    Adolescents and parents were recruited in 4 ways. First, the professional group members recruited adolescents and parents in connection with their organizations by distributing flyers and word of mouth. Second, adolescents and parents were recruited from a youth diabetes prevention clinic. Third, adolescents and parents were recruited from an existing local family-focused nutrition and physical activity program. Finally, a school-based adolescent group was recruited by a school nurse from a local high school.

    Inclusion Criteria

    The inclusion criteria for adolescents were (1) between the ages of 10 years and 17 years, (2) overweight (BMI ≥85th percentile for age and gender, weight for height ≥85th percentile, or weight ≥120% of 50th percentile for height), (3) with 2 additional risk factors for T2D (diagnosis of prediabetes, family history of T2D in first-degree or second-degree relatives, belong to racial/ethnic minority group with high risk, have conditions associated with insulin resistance, have had gestational diabetes or exposure to gestational diabetes in utero), (4) English speaking, and (5) a parent willing to participate in the family session (with the exception of the high school group).

    Two adolescent and parent research sessions were offered simultaneously in the same building but in separate rooms. The school-based adolescent group took part in 1 session at a high school. Participants were compensated with US $20 per hour of their time. These sessions lasted 3 hours. The Indiana University Institutional Review Board approved this study and participants provided written informed consent prior to engaging in any research activities. In order to address ethical considerations, adolescents younger than 14 years underwent the assenting process, documents were written at a sixth-grade reading level, and compensation was set at a level that covers participants’ time and effort without being coercive.

    Data Collection

    Research Jam facilitated the HCD sessions. All sessions were audio recorded with participant permission. Research Jam recorded field notes during activities and discussions. Each session consisted of activities that aligned with the study objectives to (1) better understand environmental factors that inhibit/promote lifestyle changes, (2) elucidate desired program characteristics, and (3) explore improved activation in diabetes prevention programs (Table 1). The purpose of the activities was to understand diabetes prevention from the participants’ perspective and elicit desired prevention strategies. Activities used a variety of methods to explore participant insights, including barrier mapping, envisioning and enacting, drawings, and discussions. For instance, Research Jam utilized a drawing activity as a method to elicit tacit knowledge. Small groups of participants were instructed to draw the “worst diabetes prevention program ever” and share their drawings with the larger group for discussion. Another activity involved drawing the “best party ever,” and then modifying the party to motivate healthy behaviors. The outcomes of the drawing activities acted as a catalyst for brainstorming among participants. To engage participants in a potentially sensitive topic, Research Jam used activities that were age appropriate and nonjudgmental. Adolescent and parent sessions began with a Forever/Never icebreaker. Participants shared something they wished to do all the time and something they wished to never do again. This allowed group members to get to know each other while providing information about the possible components to include in the program design (Multimedia Appendix 1).

    Table 1. Objectives of the sessions and the activities performed.
    Sessions, activitiesObjective
    Adolescents and parents session 1

    		Perception of riskEngagement strategies

    		Forever/Never icebreakerIdeal characteristics

    		Barrier issue posters (Part 1)Environmental factors

    		Barrier issue posters (Part 2)Ideal characteristics

    		Worst/Best program ever drawingIdeal characteristics and engagement strategies

    		Program pitchIdeal characteristics and engagement strategies
    Adolescents and parents session 2

    		Barrier issue posters (response)Environmental factors and ideal characteristics

    		Forever/Never icebreakerIdeal characteristics

    		Motivator discussionEngagement strategies

    		Worst/Best program ever drawingIdeal characteristics and engagement strategies
    School-based adolescent session

    		Cartoon captionEngagement strategies

    		Forever/Never icebreakerIdeal characteristics

    		Diabetes prevention party drawingIdeal characteristics and engagement strategies
    Professionals session

    		Barrier mappingIdeal characteristics and environmental factors

    		Best program ever drawingIdeal characteristics and engagement strategies

    		Bad idea parking lotIdeal characteristics

    Analysis

    The Research Jam project lead conducted collaborative analysis meetings with 4 members of Research Jam who helped facilitate the sessions. The team physically separated individual pieces of explicit data onto slips of paper. Data that required interpretation such as drawings were analyzed by capturing components included in the drawings onto slips of paper. For example, a picture of people sitting still in chairs was coded as physically inactive. This work was reviewed by Research Jam team members to ensure all data were captured. The team then used affinity mapping to physically organize the data pieces by similarity [40]. Team members continuously discussed data groupings and theme identification to iteratively refine and ensure consensus. This was particularly important as Research Jam staff members facilitated different sessions and no member was involved in every session. Next, Research Jam staff members mapped the themes related to the ideal diabetes program and engagement strategies by population to the Activity, Environment, Interaction, Object and User framework, which is based on ethnography traditions and data organization into activities (goal-directed sets of actions), environments (the arena in which activities take place), interactions (interplays between people or objects), objects (key elements that make up the environment or with which people may interact), or users (people active in the environment) categories [41] (Multimedia Appendix 2). Research Jam did not use the user category as the participants did not discuss the ideal program users.


    Session Participation

    Professionals

    Fourteen individuals participated in the professional group session. This session took place at a community church that had space to accommodate this group size. The group consisted of physicians, researchers, diabetes educators, school personnel, Young Men’s Christian Association staff members, a nurse manager at a community health center, a church pastor, a youth mentor, and a youth counselor.

    Adolescents and Parents

    The first adolescent and parent session consisted of 18 people with 5 parents and 13 adolescents and took place at a community church. The second adolescent and parent session consisted of 14 people with 6 parents and 8 adolescents and took place at a community center. The school-based adolescent group session consisted of 12 adolescents and took place at a high school.

    Session Findings

    The session findings are presented based upon the objectives of the session. No other evaluation of participation was conducted.

    Environmental Factors That Promote Adopting Lifestyle Changes

    Healthy Choices Are Acceptable

    Both adolescents and professionals stated that creating an environment where healthy choices are acceptable and appealing was important. One professional stated, “What they would actually want to do, not what they feel like they’re supposed to do or have to do, but that the healthy choice is like the awesome choice.”

    Affirming

    Both adolescents and professionals stated that it was important that a diabetes prevention program was affirming and not judgmental.

    Focus on Positive

    Parents and adolescents reported they wanted a program that avoided focusing on what not to do. This was best illustrated with cupcakes on the table with a sign reading “do not eat” (Multimedia Appendix 3).

    Try New Things

    Adolescents and parents felt that trying new foods and activities was an important part of adopting healthy behaviors that fit their lifestyle. Adolescents were interested in trying activities that were out of the ordinary or taking ordinary things and experiencing them in novel ways. For instance, adolescents created a drinkable swimming pool as a component of the diabetes prevention party (Multimedia Appendix 4). This idea represents a new spin on the recommendation to drink water instead of sugary drinks.

    Barriers to Adopting Lifestyle Changes

    Environmental Barriers

    Adolescents, parents, and professionals reported barriers such as lack of access to reliable transportation, access to healthy foods, and safe places for physical activity.

    Limited by Availability

    Adolescents reported that food choices are often limited by the options offered by parents, schools, and vending machines. As one adolescent described, “If you go to the vending machine, everything has some sort of sugar or fat in it. There aren’t really options for healthy stuff.”

    Cost of Healthy Foods

    All groups discussed the costs of healthy versus processed foods as a significant barrier. In addition, participants viewed wasted food as wasted money and viewed free food as free money such as buffets and free refills.

    Lack of Time

    Parents felt that the time required to cook healthy meals and engage in exercise was a luxury not afforded to them. As one parent explained, “When they don’t get home and mom doesn’t get home until late, then it’s like, okay throw a pizza in.”

    Competing Priorities

    All participant groups identified competing priorities as a barrier. The demands of work, school, financial strain, and unsafe neighborhoods made healthy lifestyle change a lower priority than imminent needs. Adolescents felt that a long sedentary school day coupled with required evening homework time impeded efforts to increase physical activity. Parents’ comments regarding the workday and challenges incorporating physical activity mirrored the adolescents’ sentiments on this topic. Additionally, parents verbalized safety concerns around independent outdoor play for youth. One parent described how different her childhood was from that of her children, “Even though I tried, my kids’ life is so much different from the way I was raised. Some of it was because I was afraid to send them out to play—but I was out and my mom didn’t know where I was most of the day…I would ride my bike 2 or 3 miles from home. That’s just not my kids’ existence. They’ve never had that.”

    Food is Addictive

    Adolescents and parents described foods and beverages high in sugar or salt as having an addictive quality. As one parent stated, “I’m trying desperately to find things that taste good and are healthy.” They also felt that situations where others continued to eat those foods in their presence hindered their efforts. Adolescents specifically called out celebrations, which so often center around unhealthy foods, as problematic for maintaining healthy eating habits.

    Ideal Characteristics of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Adolescents and Their Families

    Fun

    All groups reported that having fun should be the primary focus of a diabetes prevention program.

    Importance of Play

    Adolescents, parents, and professionals identified “play” as an important factor in an ideal program. Adolescents expressed play as participation in sports and free movement activities (eg, basketball, swimming, volleyball, dancing). Parents identified play as hands-on learning activities such as cooking classes, recipe sharing, and exercises not available at home.

    No Lectures

    All participant groups were averse to didactic lecture-style sessions. For instance, the worst program ever drawings included an instructor in front of a class saying “blah, blah, blah” and a participant saying, “May I speak now?” (Multimedia Appendix 3). Additionally, an adolescent stated, “A lecture is when someone talks at you instead of talking with you.” Participants wanted hands-on, collaborative, and motivating learning experiences such as cooking and socializing. All participants wanted to avoid homework and handouts. As one parent stated, “I want to know how to cook the way my mother cooked but substitute things that are healthier, so I can still get the foods that I like.”

    Facilitator Characteristics

    Adolescents wanted a facilitator who incorporates fun. Parents desired a facilitator that adolescents can look up to. All participants wanted program staff who were fun, engaging, and respectful.

    Rewarding Success

    Adolescents, parents, and professionals saw value in rewarding success. Adolescents verbalized money or access to an experience as motivating rewards. For instance, in one of the diabetes prevention party drawings, adolescents envisioned a reward where trying healthy behaviors gained them access to “the real party” (Multimedia Appendix 4). Parents verbalized rewards such as gym memberships while professionals thought that free or discounted food or cooking equipment were good incentives.

    Try New Foods

    A central focus for all participants was the inclusion of delicious healthy foods to try.

    Build Relationships

    Adolescents, parents, and professionals saw value in friendships and personal relationships as part of the program. All participants identified personal relationships as vital to the success of their program or party drawings. One adolescent explained, “I think you get to know the people that you’re going to be doing the class with and it’s a lot easier. So, if you do some sort of like fun game or activity at the beginning and people get to know each other pretty well, it’s much easier to have a good time.” The ability to collaborate was also important in their drawings.

    Effective Strategies to Engage Adolescents and Their Families

    Use the Right Messaging

    All participants agreed that messaging can be vital to getting adolescents to the program. Parents suggested using an acronym that sounded fun and social, such as “FIT: Fight it Together.” Adolescents suggested using messaging that sounded better than the actual program in order to get adolescents to the door. One adolescent answered the question about how to get adolescents to attend a diabetes prevention program by saying, “Probably make it sound better than it is because once they are there, they probably won’t leave.”

    Reward Healthy Behaviors

    All groups thought it was important to use rewards that promote healthy behaviors and celebrate success.

    Use Inviting Language

    Adolescents felt that “diabetes prevention” and “health” were not motivating messages to lead with because they were associated with uninteresting didactic learning experiences such as health class. Components of the program that adolescents and parents found most important (eg, play, making friends, trying new things, being active) should be highlighted in visual and written messaging and marketing of the program.


    There is a need for efficacious diabetes prevention interventions for adolescents and their parents. We used HCD methods to better understand barriers, improve diabetes prevention program design, and optimize participant engagement. We found that lack of financial resources, limited access to healthy foods and safe places for physical activity, and competing priorities were significant barriers to adopting lifestyle changes. This is consistent with the findings that adolescents of low socioeconomic status have lower quality diets and lower levels of physical activity than their counterparts of high socioeconomic status [30].

    We found that participants want interactive, novel, hands-on learning sessions that incorporate a sense of fun and play. Adolescents and their parents desire opportunities to try new behaviors in a supportive group environment and to work toward healthy incentives and rewards. It is important to make healthy choices intrinsically motivating because they are fun, they align with important values, or they are part of someone’s identity. If healthy choices are seen as obligatory, boring/uncool, or unenjoyable, they are less likely to be adopted. Stakeholders are averse to “one-size-fits-all” lecture-style sessions that focus on “what not to do,” recommending that the focus be kept on their interests.

    Other types of formative research have been used in diabetes prevention program design. Vangeepuram and colleagues [42] conducted in-depth interviews with youth workers and focus groups with adolescents to learn about program preferences. They found that offering choices, interactive workshops, personal stories, and games were the preferred methods for program delivery [42]. Community-based participatory research, another collaborative approach to research design, has been shown to be feasible and effective with adolescents in the design of health interventions [43-47]. MacDonald et al [47] used arts-based methods to engage adolescents in the process of designing a sexual health curriculum and concluded that partnering with adolescents improved the relevance of a prevention resource for them. Unfortunately, the inclusion of adolescents and parents in the design of prevention messaging and curriculum is often neglected [34]. Traditional pediatric weight management approaches often used to decrease T2D risk focus on evidenced-based lifestyle changes to promote healthy weight [48]. While evidenced-based messaging is key, program design is not typically informed by adolescents, their parents, or the professionals in their community. This may contribute to poor outcomes and attrition [49-51]. In this study, we engaged not only adolescents but also parents and professionals in the design of a diabetes prevention program that they would want to use. Thus, this study addresses this gap in the literature by describing HCD methods and findings to better understand barriers, design diabetes prevention programs, and activate at-risk adolescents and their families.

    This study has the following limitations. Recruitment strategies may have attracted participants who were more keen on making lifestyle changes. Participant perspectives may not be representative of the general population as the sample was small and from 1 urban community. Demographics of the research participants were not collected. The HCD sessions focused on desired program content rather than the delivery platform. We plan to further translate these findings into a curriculum and test its effectiveness in a larger sample size. Future research should investigate participant engagement by using different delivery modalities.

    The findings of this study highlight important insights regarding diabetes prevention and lifestyle change from 3 specific stakeholder groups and demonstrate that, with appropriate methods and facilitation, adolescents, parents, and professionals can be empowered to co-design diabetes prevention programs.

    Conflicts of Interest

    None declared.

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    Human-centered design activities.

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    HCD: human-centered design
    T2D: type 2 diabetes

    Edited by K Fortuna; submitted 25.02.20; peer-reviewed by A Myers, F Bacha, M Almeida, S Woods; comments to author 19.05.20; revised version received 28.08.20; accepted 16.01.21; published 24.02.21

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