Telemedicine for Reach, Education, Access, and Treatment for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · Oct 1, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

Diabetes self-management education and support is considered a cornerstone of care and essential in helping people navigate self-management decisions and activities. Despite evidence that diabetes self-management education and support is a critical component of diabetes care, participation remains low. Emerging adulthood has been described as the distinct period between 18 and 25 years when adolescents work to achieve autonomy and explore life possibilities in moving toward adulthood. Suboptimal self-management has been identified as a major problem in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes, ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (ICD10 E10.xx, O24.0x)
• • 18 to 25 years of age at time of study enrollment
• • Able to communicate via videoconferencing platform
• • Intending to maintain status as a patient at participating clinical sites throughout the study duration
• • Able to provide informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Do not have a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (ICD10 E10.xx, O24.0x)
• • Less than 18 or older than 25 years old at time of enrollment
• • Do not intend to maintain their care at participating clinical sites throughout the duration of the study
• • Are unable to communicate via telemedicine
• • Has other concerns that may interfere significantly with their ability to participate in the intervention (ongoing health issues, personal events, etc.)