ERIC Number: EJ1019978
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Oct
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Empowered Diabetes Management: Life Coaching and Pharmacist Counseling for Employed Adults with Diabetes
Nishita, Christy; Cardazone, Gina; Uehara, Denise Lea; Tom, Tammy
Health Education & Behavior, v40 n5 p581-591 Oct 2013
The Hawai'i Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment was a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a participant-driven, multicomponent intervention on 190 employed adults with diabetes, 36% of whom were Asian and 35% of whom were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A no treatment concurrent control group was used, and the treatment group was provided an intervention that paired each participant with a life coach and a pharmacist counselor with whom they worked to achieve collaboratively chosen goals. Treatment fidelity data suggest that the intervention was largely implemented as planned. Life coaches and pharmacists performed key program functions with high to moderate adherence. The quality of their adherence to the intervention model ranged from basic to above basic and below basic to above basic for life coaches and pharmacists, respectively. Results of repeated-measures analysis of covariance analyses indicate that the intervention had a significant positive effect on participants' diabetes self-efficacy, quality of life, and body mass index but not on hemoglobin A1c levels. Further analyses examining just the treatment group indicate a dosage effect, with body mass index and quality of life outcomes optimized among participants who engaged in a greater number of sessions with life coaches and pharmacists. Implications of the study findings for practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Diabetes, Adults, Health Personnel, Pharmacy, Intervention, Fidelity, Counselors, Statistical Analysis, Self Efficacy, Quality of Life, Body Composition, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Individual Characteristics, Health Behavior, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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