Diabetes self-management education exposure and glycated haemoglobin levels among Marshallese participants in a randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

A randomized control trial (RCT) of diabetes self-management education (DSME), undertaken by a community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Marshallese community in Arkansas. The RCT examined the effect of hours of intervention exposure, with the hypothesis that increased exposure is one reason the Adapted-Family DSME was found to be more effective than the Standard DSME.

Methods

Some 221 Marshallese with type 2 diabetes were randomized to an Adapted-Family DSME group (in-home setting) (n = 110) or a Standard DMSE group (community setting) (n = 111). The Adapted-Family DSME included 10 h of education that covered the core self-care elements recommended by the American Diabetes Associatio

SUBMITTER: McElfish PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9827539 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature