title: Internet-based contingency management to improve adherence with blood glucose testing recommendations for teens with type 1 diabetes.
abstract: The current study used Internet-based contingency management (CM) to increase adherence with blood glucose testing to at least 4 times daily. Four teens diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes earned vouchers for submitting blood glucose testing videos over a Web site. Participants submitted a mean of 1.7 and 3.1 blood glucose tests per day during the 2 baseline conditions, respectively, compared to 5.7 tests per day during the intervention. Participants and their guardians rated the program favorably on a number of dimensions. The results suggest that Internet-based CM is feasible, acceptable, and effective to increase self-monitoring of blood glucose in teens.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, USA. raiff@ndri.org
authors.forename: Bethany R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Raiff
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dallery
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule