Management of type 2 diabetes in China: the Happy Life Club, a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial using health coaches.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of a coach-led motivational interviewing (MI) intervention in improving glycaemic control, as well as clinical, psychosocial and self-care outcomes of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared with usual care.

Design

Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Setting

Community Health Stations (CHSs) in Fengtai district, Beijing, China.

Participants

Of the 41 randomised CHSs (21 intervention and 20 control), 21 intervention CHSs (372 participants) and 18 control CHSs (296 participants) started participation.

Intervention

Intervention participants received telephone and face-to-face MI health coaching in addition to usual care from their CHS. Control participants received usual care only. Medi

SUBMITTER: Browning C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4785304 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature