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A Mixed-Methods, Randomized Clinical Trial To Examine Feasibility Of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Management And Diabetes Risk Reduction Intervention For African Americans With Prediabetes, Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombe, Susan A. Gaylord, Yin Li, Carrie E. Brintz, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, John B. Buse, John D. Mann, Chanee Lynch, Pamela Phillips, Sunyata Smith, Karyn Leniek, Laura Young, Saada Al-Barwani, Jeena Yoo, Keturah Faurot

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African Americans have disproportionately high rates of stress-related conditions, including diabetes and diabetes-related morbidity. Psychological stress may negatively influence engagement in risk-reducing lifestyle changes (physical activity and healthy eating) and stress-related physiology that increase diabetes risk. ,is study examined the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial comparing a novel mindfulness-based stress management program combined with diabetes risk-reduction education versus a conventional diabetes risk-reduction education program among African American adults with prediabetes and self-reported life stress. Participants were recruited in collaboration with community partners and randomized to the mindfulness- based diabetes risk-reduction education program for prediabetes (MPD; n = 38) or …