Study Description:
In 2021 we completed a cross-sectional feasibility study to assess cardiometabolic health of the Bhutanese refugee community in central Ohio. This is a cross-sectional pilot to assess the feasibility of establishing a long-term cohort study among the Bhutanese community to provide representation of a hardly-reached demographic group, optimize collection of behavioral and biological data. Schedule of Activities, describes the study activities including a survey assessing the participants experiences and a brief qualitative assessment examining the feasibility of obtaining biological samples.
Objectives:
The objectives are as follow:
Primary Objective: (Aim 1) To summarize socioecological characteristics of acculturation and cardiometabolic health from \>=18-year-old adults United States Bhutanese living in Central Ohio.
Secondary Objectives: (Aim 2) To identify barriers and facilitators to biospecimen donation among United States Bhutanese adults living in Central Ohio.
Endpoints:
Primary Objective: (Aim 1) Summary on self-reported constructs of acculturation and acculturative stress, discrimination and stigma, health behaviors, medical history and health behaviors, mental health, sleep health, neighborhood social cohesion and community support, trauma, and medical history of cardiometabolic conditions.
Secondary Objectives: (Aim 2) Description of barriers and facilitators to biospecimen donation from US Bhutanese participants identified by qualitative inquiry and analysis of beliefs on biospecimens and invasiveness.
