title: A patient-centric, provider-assisted diabetes telehealth self-management intervention for urban minorities.
abstract: This article describes the design and implementation of an online diabetes self-management intervention for a sample of inner-city African Americans with diabetes. Study participants were randomly assigned to the treatment (26) and control (21) conditions. The results indicate that treatment group participants were more likely to achieve positive outcomes in terms of lowered hemoglobin A1c and body mass index measurements than were control group members. These findings support the development of telehealth interventions to promote effective chronic disease management in medically underserved communities.
authors.affiliation: Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Ernest L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nunlee-Bland
authors.forename: Clive
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Callender
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin