title: Factors in Placement and Enrollment of Primary Care Patients in YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, Bronx, New York, 2010-2015.
abstract: The reach of the New York State YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) to at-risk populations may be increased through integration with primary care settings. Although considerable effort has been made in the referral and retention of patients, little is known about the factors associated with the placement of potential participants into YMCA's DPP.
  
  
  
  Among Montefiore Health System (MHS) patients referred to YMCA's DPP (n = 1,249) from July 10, 2010, through November 11, 2015, we identified demographic factors (eg, age, preferred language) and primary care practice-level factors (eg, time between referral and start of session, session season) associated with placement into a session and subsequent drop-out. We also evaluated factors associated with weight loss.
  
  
  
  Patients were predominantly female (71%) and aged 45 years or older (71%). Patients preferring sessions in Spanish were less often placed in sessions. Patients aged 18 to 44 years were less often placed (P = .01) and enrolled (P = .001) than patients aged 60 years or older. Sessions conducted in the summer and spring had higher enrollment than fall and winter months. Patients who started the YMCA's DPP within 2 months of their referral date were more often enrolled (54.4%) than patients who waited 4 or more months (21.6%) to start their sessions. Patients aged 45 to 59 years lost marginally less weight than those aged 60 years or older (-3.1% vs -3.8%; P = .07).
  
  
  
  Although this evaluation gives some insight into the barriers to placement and enrollment in YMCA's DPP, challenges remain. Efforts are under way to increase referral of patients to community-based DPPs.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Block 408, Bronx, NY 10461. Email: earle.chambers@einstein.yu.edu.|Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York.|Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Earle C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York.|Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Colin D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Rehm
authors.affiliation: YMCA of Greater New York, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Correra
authors.affiliation: YMCA of Greater New York, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Lydia Elena
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Melinda E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Marquez
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wylie-Rosett
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.|Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015431:Weight Loss; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs