ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2019
Pilot randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention for diabetes self-management supported by volunteers, technology, and interprofessional primary health care teams.
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Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality for People Through Health Connectors for Diabetes Management (TAPESTRY-HC-DM): A Feasibility RCT
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Potential Methods to Improve Self-management in Those with Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review.International journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Review
- User Retention and Engagement With a Mobile App Intervention to Support Self-Management in Australians With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes (My Care Hub): Mixed Methods Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMost health care for people with diabetes occurs in family practice, yet balancing the time and resources to help these patients can be difficult. An intervention empowering patients, leveraging community resources, and assisting self-management could benefit patients and providers. Thus, the feasibility and potential for effectiveness of "Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience, Strengthening Quality through Health Connectors for Diabetes Management" (Health TAPESTRY-HC-DM) as an approach supporting diabetes self-management was explored to inform development of a future large-scale trial.
methodsFour-month pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), sequential explanatory qualitative component. Participants-patients of an interprofessional primary care team-were over age 18 years, diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension, and had Internet access and one of the following: uncontrolled HbA1c, recent diabetes diagnosis, end-stage/secondary organ damage, or provider referral. The Health TAPESTRY-HC-DM intervention focused on patient health goals/needs, integrating community volunteers, eHealth technologies, interprofessional primary care teams, and system navigation. Pilot outcomes included process measures (recruitment, retention, program participation), perceived program feasibility, benefits and areas for improvement, and risks or safety issues. The primary trial outcome was self-efficacy for managing diabetes. There were a number of secondary trial outcomes.
resultsOf 425 eligible patients invited, 50 signed consent (11.8%) and 35 completed the program (15 intervention, 20 control). Volunteers (
conclusionsHealth TAPESTRY-HC-DM was feasible; a large-scale randomized controlled trial seems possible. However, further attention needs to be paid to improving recruitment and retention. The intervention was well received, though was a better fit for some participants than others.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02715791. Registered 22 March 2016-retrospectively registered.
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