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RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

  • Goff LM, Johnson DA, Bell V, Blyden SA, Bower P, Dale J, et al. Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D): protocol for a multicentre, pragmatic randomised controlled trial of culturally tailored versus standard diabetes self-management education and support programmes in Black African and Black Caribbean adults with type 2 diabetes. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14:e71861. https://www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e71861
  • Lowry S, Goff LM, Irwin S, Brady O, Curran N, Lelliott Z, et al. A mixed methods implementation study of a virtual culturally tailored diabetes self-management programme for African and Caribbean communities (HEAL-D) in south London and its scaling up across NHS regions in England: study protocol. BMJ Open. 2022;12:e067161. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067161
  • Goff LM, Moore AP, Rivas C, Harding S. Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D): study protocol for the design and feasibility trial, with process evaluation, of a culturally tailored diabetes self-management programme for African-Caribbean communities. BMJ Open. 2019;9(2):e023733. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023733

HEAL-D PROGRAMME CO-DESIGN

  • Moore AP, Rivas CA, Harding S, Goff LM. Misalignment: Understanding the challenge of self-management for people living with diabetes in UK Black African and Caribbean communities. Health Educ J. 2022;81(6):679–692. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969221108563
  • Goff LM, Moore AP, Harding S, Rivas C. Development of Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D), a culturally tailored diabetes self-management education and support programme for Black British adults: a participatory research approach. Diabet Med. 2021;e14594. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14594
  • Goff LM, Moore AP, Harding S, Rivas C. Providing culturally sensitive diabetes self-management education and support for Black African and Caribbean communities: a qualitative exploration of the challenges experienced by healthcare practitioners in inner London. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020;8(2):e001818. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001818
  • Moore AP, Rivas CA, Stanton-Fay S, Harding S, Goff LM. Designing the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) self-management and support programme for UK African and Caribbean communities: a culturally tailored, complex intervention underpinned by behaviour change theory. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7411-z

HEAL-D PROGRAMME EVALUATION

  • Moore AP, Rivas C, Harding S, Goff LM. A qualitative evaluation of the effectiveness of behaviour change techniques used in the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) intervention. BMC Public Health. 2025;25:568. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21767-8
  • Lowry S, Low J, Goff LM, Irwin S, Sevdalis N, Okeke P, et al. HEAL-D Online: exploring the potential for the spread and adoption of a virtual culturally tailored diabetes self-management programme for adults of African and Caribbean heritage. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024; 38(1): e13396. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13396
  • Low J, Lowry S, Goff LM, Irwin S, Brady O, Curran N, et al. Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) Online: a mixed methods evaluation exploring the feasibility of implementing a virtual culturally tailored diabetes self-management programme for African and Caribbean communities. BMJ Open. 2024; 26;14(10):e085847. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/10/e085847.long
  • Goff LM, Rivas C, Moore AP, Beckley-Hoelscher N, Reid F, Harding S. Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D), a culturally tailored self-management education and support programme for type 2 diabetes in Black British adults: a randomised controlled feasibility trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021;9:e002438. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002438

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

  • Wadi NM, Asantewa-Ampaduh S, Rivas C, Goff LM. Culturally tailored lifestyle interventions for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in adults of Black African ancestry: a systematic review of tailoring methods and their effectiveness. Public Health Nutr. 2021;25:3682–3695. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021003682