Assessment of a National Diabetes Education Program diabetes prevention toolkit: The D2d experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The National Diabetes Education Program created the Small Steps. Big Rewards. GAME PLAN. toolkit to deliver basic type 2 diabetes prevention information to individuals at risk. The purpose of this study is to test the impact of GAME PLAN on diabetes prevention knowledge and behavioral readiness in the vitamin D and type 2 diabetes (D2d) study and participant satisfaction with toolkit materials.

Methods

Three hundred sixty adults at risk for diabetes participating in the D2d study were enrolled. Participants took a pretest, were sent home with the GAME PLAN, then took a posttest at their next visit, 3 months later. The Wilcoxon-signed rank test was used to examine changes in knowledge and behavioral readiness between scale scores pre- and posttest.

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SUBMITTER: Devchand R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5673101 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature