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Medical Assistant Coaching to Support Diabetes Self-Care Among Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations: Randomized Controlled Trial

Author: Ruggiero, L. Country/countries: N/A Number of patients participating in the study: 270 This study was focused on patients living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB+EB
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Healthcare assistant Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Dietary habits Dietary habits N/A
HbA1C Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) N/A
Physical activity Physical activity N/A
Self-management behaviours Foot care N/A
Self-monitoring Glucose self-monitoring Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) [Blood Sugar Testing]

Patient characteristics

Age: 53.15 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.36) Gender: 183 females Time since diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: N/A Severity of the disease: 8.63 (+/- a standard deviation of 2.37) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Dietary habits - Dietary habits
HbA1C - Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Physical activity - Physical activity
Self-management behaviours - Foot care
Self-monitoring - Glucose self-monitoring