Multi-centre Peer Support Program in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Hong Kong

Launched by CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG · Jun 26, 2015

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Aim of the Study:

1. To evaluate the impact of peer support program on various clinical, psycho-behavioral outcomes and health utilization outcomes in Hong Kong Chinese with type 2 diabetes
2. To evaluate the feasibility of a peer support program in Hong Kong
3. To evaluate the sustainability of a peer support program in Hong Kong

Duration of the program = 12 months

Indicators and targets:

* Number of peer supporters recruited: 12
* Number of peers recruited = 50
* Number of peer supporter training sessions = 2
* Number of reunion sessions for peer supporters with the investigators = 4
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Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Type 2 diabetes
• • 2. Age between 18-75 years inclusive
• • 3. Chinese ethnicity
• • 4. High risk patients for poor diabetes control based on the self-administered questionnaire designed by the study team
• Exclusion Criteria:
• Exclusion criteria for peer supporters:
• • 1. Failure to have 100% attendance rate in the peer supporters training program
• • 2. Inadequate knowledge about diabetes after training program as judged by study investigators
• Exclusion criteria for the peers:
• • 1. No access to telephone
• • 2. Unable to speak Cantonese
• • 3. Unable to understand the scope of the project
• • 4. Serious mental or physical disability that prevents one from meeting and communicating regularly with peer supporter
• • 5. Serious medical illness with expected life expectancy \< 1 years such as terminal cancer
• • 6. Participation in any diabetes quality improvement program in the past 2 years such as peer support program, Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation Program