title: Development of culturally sensitive dialog tools in diabetes education.
abstract: Person-centeredness is a goal in diabetes education, and cultural influences are important to consider in this regard. This report describes the use of a design-based research approach to develop culturally sensitive dialog tools to support person-centered dietary education targeting Pakistani immigrants in Denmark with type 2 diabetes. The approach appears to be a promising method to develop dialog tools for patient education that are culturally sensitive, thereby increasing their acceptability among ethnic minority groups. The process also emphasizes the importance of adequate training and competencies in the application of dialog tools and of alignment between researchers and health care professionals with regards to the educational philosophy underlying their use.
authors.affiliation: Steno Diabetes Center, Health Promotion Research, Gentofte, Denmark.
authors.forename: Nana Folmann
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Hempler
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Services, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ewers
keywords: Cultural sensitivity; Pakistani background; diabetes; dialog tools; dietary education