Long-Term Retention of Young Adult Study Participants with Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the TODAY2 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) trial examined the effects of three treatment arms in a group of racially and ethnically diverse adolescents and youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus. TODAY2 was an observational follow-up study reporting outcomes and complications in these participants after having diabetes for approximately 13 years. Participant retention was essential to fulfill this objective. This report describes the motivations and problems participants self-reported related to continuing in this study.

Methods

The TODAY2 retention survey was administered to participants with a mean age of 27 years, 36% non-Hispanic black, 18% non-Hispanic white, 39% Hispanic, 52% public, and 35% private healthcare coverage, who com

SUBMITTER: Gandica R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11972636 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature