Health Condition 1: E118- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Peer Support and mHealth: A peer support group is a group of patients with diabetes belonging to the same gender, and preferably the same social strata in terms of class and caste. We w
Sponsors
Azim Premji University Health Research Funding Programme 2023
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult residents of the intervention and control clusters with a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and one treatment either by life style modifications alone, by tablets or by insulin are eligible to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with disabilities or disease conditions that greatly limit their independent diabetes self management behaviours such as severely disabling stroke, dementia, movement disorders, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease or cancer will be excluded from the study. Persons with mental disabilities or disabilities in communication (visual, auditory) who cannot actively participate in peer support intervention and consume the mHealth messages will also be excluded from the study. Though mobile phones with an android application are ubiquitous nowadays, only those members who themselves or through one of their immediate household members have access to an android mobile phone will be eligible to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome will be adoption of self management behaviours at the individual level. The Summary Diabetes Self Care Activities Scale (SDSCA) will be used to assess the levels of self management behaviours.Timepoint: This will be monitored closely once every 3 months during the intervention period to see the patterns of adoption of the self management behaviours in intervention and control clusters. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes include, glycemic control as measured by glycosylated haemoglobin level every 6 months, weight as measured every 6 months and blood pressure as measured every 3 months. The level of diabetes related distress will be measured using the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) once every 3 months.(11) Health care related costs will also be measured among members of the intervention and control clusters and compared. The outcome measures will be done at the individual level.Timepoint: HbA1c, health care expenditure and weight every 6 months, Diabetes distress every 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSudharshini Subramaniam
Rural Womens Social Education Centre
Outcome results
None listed