New mobile device initiative to test diabetes self-management
A new initiative will evaluate the use of mobile devices to deliver Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) within an underserved minority community in Dallas. The initiative was announced by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and AT&T.
The initiative is intended to measure the effectiveness of evidence-based DSMT interventions delivered to participants by diabetes educators using mobile health (mHealth) programming.
Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, and racial and ethnic minorities continue to have higher rates of diabetes after adjusting for population age differences, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the published report, “A Patient-Centric, Provider-Assisted Diabetes Telehealth Self-management Intervention for Urban Minorities,” African Americans, particularly inner-city residents, are likely to be medically underserved, without access to constant provider monitoring.
The report stated that most people with diabetes are treated in a healthcare provider’s office with little or no self-management training or provider interaction between visits.
The AADE is in negotiations with the Dallas-based Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute, an accredited DSMT program and an affiliate of Baylor Health Care System and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, to recruit participants for the study. Once complete, the AADE will also evaluate the project, with support from the Office of Minority Health.
The initiative is intended to measure the effectiveness of evidence-based DSMT interventions delivered to participants by diabetes educators using mobile health (mHealth) programming.
Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, and racial and ethnic minorities continue to have higher rates of diabetes after adjusting for population age differences, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the published report, “A Patient-Centric, Provider-Assisted Diabetes Telehealth Self-management Intervention for Urban Minorities,” African Americans, particularly inner-city residents, are likely to be medically underserved, without access to constant provider monitoring.
The report stated that most people with diabetes are treated in a healthcare provider’s office with little or no self-management training or provider interaction between visits.
The AADE is in negotiations with the Dallas-based Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute, an accredited DSMT program and an affiliate of Baylor Health Care System and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, to recruit participants for the study. Once complete, the AADE will also evaluate the project, with support from the Office of Minority Health.