Impact of a Dyadic Intervention on Family Supporter Involvement in Helping Adults Manage Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family support for adults' diabetes care is associated with improved self-management and outcomes, but healthcare providers lack structured ways to engage those supporters.

Objective

Assess the impact of a patient-supporter diabetes management intervention on supporters' engagement in patients' diabetes care, support techniques, and caregiving experience.

Design

Multivariate regression models examined between-group differences in support-related measures observed as part of a larger trial randomizing participants to a dyadic intervention versus usual care.

Participants

A total of 239 adults with type 2 diabetes and either A1c >8% or systolic blood pressure >160mmHg enrolled with a family supporter.

Intervention

Health coaches provided training

SUBMITTER: Zupa MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8266295 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature