Coaching and Education for Diabetes Distress (CEDD): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes distress (DD), a type of psychological distress specific to people with diabetes, is strongly associated with difficulties in performing self-care and inability to meet glycemic targets. Despite increased recognition of the need to manage DD, interventions that are both feasible and effective for reducing DD in routine care settings are not yet known. A pilot study showed that health coaching (HC) has some efficacy in addressing DD, but no adequately powered study has implemented a pragmatic research design capable of assessing the real-world effectiveness of HC in reducing DD.

Objective

The aim of this study is to describe the rationale and design of an ongoing clinical trial, Coaching and Education for Diabetes Distress trial, that seeks to assess wheth

SUBMITTER: Chima CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6465980 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature