Intervention to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Older African American Women With Multi-Caregiving Burden (MCGR21)
Type 2 Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Type 2 Diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Age 40-64 years
- Self-identifies as female
- Self-identifies as African American or Non-Hispanic Black
- Self-reports multi-caregiving responsibilities
- Clinical diagnosis of T2DM based on HbA1c≥8% at the screening/baseline assessment
- Able to communicate in English
- Access to a telephone (i.e., landline, mobile device, smart device, etc.)
Exclusion criteria:
- Mental confusion at screening/baseline assessment suggesting significant dementia, active psychosis, or acute mental disorder
- Participation in other diabetes trials
- Life expectancy <6 months based on screening questionnaire
Sites / Locations
- Medical College of WisconsinRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Multi-Caregiving Intervention
Diabetes Enhanced Usual Care Intervention
The multi-caregiving intervention consists of individual-based, social support, and health-educator facilitation and includes: a. Storytelling/sharing of experiences (5 minutes); social support and problem solving (15 minutes); Coping strategies (15minutes); and Structured Diabetes Education and Skills Training (15 minutes). The final 5min will be used for debriefing/reviewing goals.
This is composed of individual-based, health educator-facilitated diabetes education and skills training and general health education and will receive structured diabetes education and skills training as described above (30 minutes) and an additional discussion on general health topics (i.e., back pain, dyspepsia, etc.) (30 minutes).