Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
The pilot study of Project BADGE will focus on emergency department (ED) patients with diabetes, which has significant disparities in prevalence and mortality for underserved populations. The objective is to determine the effect of a text-based resource referral platform with diabetes educational materials on patient diabetes knowledge, diabetes distress, diabetes self-care activities, and acceptability and feasibility of the intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALText-based resource referral platform with diabetes educational materials
Text-based resource referral platform with diabetes educational materials
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Adult (18+) ED/observation unit patients 2. Have poorly controlled or new onset diabetes (hyperglycemia or Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)) 3. Speak English or Spanish 4. Has a cell phone able to send and receive text messages
Exclusion criteria
1\) Intubated patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes Distress | Baseline, 3 months | 2-item Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS2)- if positive on DDS2, will complete DDS17 (On a scale of 1- "not a problem" to 6- "a very serious problem.") |
| Diabetes Knowledge | Baseline, 3 months | Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire, with response choices of Yes, No, or I Don't Know |
| Diabetes Self-Care | Baseline, 3 months | Diabetes Self-Care Assessment, which asks about ask you about diabetes self-care activities during the past 7 days. |
| Doctor Visit | 3 months | Did the patient attend a doctor appointment? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Acceptability | 3 months | Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) on a scale of 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) |
| Intervention Feasibility | 3 months | Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) on a scale of 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed