Design of a randomized controlled trial of digital health and community health worker support for diabetes management among low-income patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insulin-dependent diabetes is a challenging disease to manage and involves complex behaviors, such as self-monitoring of blood glucose. This can be especially challenging in the face of socioeconomic barriers and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital health self-monitoring interventions and community health worker support are promising and complementary best practices for improving diabetes-related health behaviors and outcomes. Yet, these strategies have not been tested in combination. This protocol paper describes the rationale and design of a trial that measures the combined effect of digital health and community health worker support on glucose self-monitoring and glycosylated hemoglobin.

Methods

The study population was uninsured or publicly insured;

SUBMITTER: Harte R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature