A5070982016- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2022-2023
Type 2 diabetes self-management occurs within social contexts. We sought to test the effects of Family/friends Activation Motivate Self-care (FAMS), a self-care support intervention delivered via mobile phones, on psychosocial outcomes for persons with (PWDs) and their persons.
Family/friends Activation to Motivate Self-care (FAMS) is a self-care support intervention delivered via mobile phones. We evaluated FAMS effects on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and targets among adults with type 2 diabetes in 15-month RCT.
Objectives Dyadic interventions, involving two persons with a preexisting close relationship, offer the opportunity to activate support (SPs) improve health for adults chronic conditions. Requiring SP coparticipation can challenge recruitment and bias samples; however, associations between voluntary outcomes across patient characteristics are unknown. Methods The Family/Friend Activation Motivate Self-care 2.0 randomized controlled trial (RCT) enrolled Type 2 diabetes (T2D) from an academic...