Feasibility and acceptability of the TEAM pilot trial with African American and Latino families.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We adapted the empirically supported Family Teamwork intervention protocol to support collaborative parent involvement in type 1 diabetes (T1D) management among African American and Latino parents of children with T1D. This randomized pilot study aimed to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of the Type 1 Diabetes Empowerment and Management (TEAM) intervention.

Methods

African American and Latino parents (n = 59; 65% recruitment rate) of youth (ages 5-10 years, M = 8.9 ± 1.6 years; 59% female, M hemoglobin A1c 9.0% ± 1.9%) with diabetes duration of ≥1 year and who were fluent in English and not planning to leave the geographic area were recruited and randomized 3:1 to the TEAM intervention (n = 44) or usual diabetes care alone (n = 15). The intervention consisted

SUBMITTER: Butler AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12225676 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature