Screening and Nutrition for Patients With Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Description

The goal of this project is to provide diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) and simultaneously address food insecurity for a high-risk, ethnically diverse adult population who participate in a food pantry. This project will utilize a Community-Based Participatory Research model (CBPR). Community representatives will engage in project implementation by participating in designing the messaging for cultural impact and advising in study operations. This intervention targets food pantry clients self-reporting a T2DM diagnosis or who screen positive for T2DM through on-site HbA1c testing. Once enrolled, participants will complete self-paced web-based/mobile DSMES modules, available in English and Spanish, that include the ADCES7 (Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists) Self-Care BehaviorsTM. Support through text messaging, monthly group sessions, and peer mentorship will be facilitated by nursing students, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), and diabetes care and education specialists (DCES) for 12 weeks. Participants will receive nutritious food from the pantry consistent with dietary guidelines for diabetes.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this project is to provide diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) and simultaneously address food insecurity for a high-risk, ethnically diverse adult population who participate in a food pantry. This project will utilize a Community-Based Participatory Research model (CBPR). Community representatives will engage in project implementation by participating in designing the messaging for cultural impact and advising in study operations. This intervention targets food pantry clients self-reporting a T2DM diagnosis or who screen positive for T2DM through on-site HbA1c testing. Once enrolled, participants will complete self-paced web-based/mobile DSMES modules, available in English and Spanish, that include the ADCES7 (Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists) Self-Care BehaviorsTM. Support through text messaging, monthly group sessions, and peer mentorship will be facilitated by nursing students, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), and diabetes care and education specialists (DCES) for 12 weeks. Participants will receive nutritious food from the pantry consistent with dietary guidelines for diabetes.

Screening, Education, and Nutrition to Address Diabetes and Food Insecurity for Individuals at a Food Pantry

Screening and Nutrition for Patients With Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Condition
Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Villanova

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States, 19085

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 and older
  • * Existing and/or new diagnosis of T2DM
  • * Food pantry participants
  • * English and/or Spanish speaking
  • * Willing/able to provide informed consent
  • * Must have a mobile device able to receive text messages
  • * Under the Age of 18
  • * No T2DM or do not meet HbA1c \> 6.5 criteria
  • * Not a food pantry participant
  • * Unwilling/unable to provide informed consent
  • * Spoken language is other than English/Spanish
  • * Individuals who do not have access to a mobile device or are unable to receive text messages

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Villanova University,

Christina R Whitehouse, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Villanova University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-15