title: A demonstration of peer support for Ugandan adults with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  By 2030, 80% of people with diabetes will be living in developing countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this pre-post quasi-experimental study was to test the feasibility of a peer intervention to improve the following: (1) diabetes self-care behaviors, (2) glycemic control, (3) social support and emotional well-being, (4) linkages to health care providers, and (5) to assess the sustainability of the intervention 18 months later.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were adults with type 2 diabetes who resided in rural Uganda. Participants (n = 46) attended a 1-day diabetes education program and agreed to make weekly contacts over 4 months with each other by phone or in person to assist with daily management, provide social and emotional support, and encourage appropriate contact with health care providers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated improvement in glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C), diastolic blood pressure, and eating behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A short-term peer support program was a feasible intervention to improve diabetes care in rural Uganda. Participants were successfully recruited and retained, and they experienced positive behavioral and physiologic outcomes. Elements of the intervention were sustained 18 months after the intervention.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53792-2455, USA, ljbauman@wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: Nakwagala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frederick
authors.forename: Nankwanga
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Betty
authors.forename: Ejang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jospehine
authors.forename: Nambuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agatha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D012424:Rural Population; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D014454:Uganda
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin
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