STrong Relationships to Improve DiabEtes Pilot

STrong Relationships to Improve DiabEtes (STRIDE) Pilot

This is a pilot and feasibility study for a mobile phone-delivered intervention, called STRIDE (STrong Relationships to Improve DiabEtes), designed to provide support for adults with type 2 diabetes (improve glycemic management and social support). The goal of the study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of STRIDE.

Inclusion Criteria:

PERSONS WITH DIABETES:

• Speaks and reads in English
• 18-75 years old
• Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
• Receiving outpatient care from a partnering clinic
• Community-dwelling (e.g., not in a nursing facility)
• Prescribed at least one daily diabetes medication
• Owns a mobile phone
• Elevated diabetes distress or low diabetes self-efficacy
• Willing to invite a close friend or family member to co-participate

SUPPORT PERSONS:

• Speaks and reads in English
• 18 years or older
• Owns a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria:

PERSONS WITH DIABETES

• Unable to communicate by phone
• Currently pregnant
• Currently undergoing treatment for cancer (e.g., radiation, chemotherapy)
• Diagnosed with end-stage renal disease
• Receiving hospice services
• Diagnosed with congestive heart failure
• Diagnosed with dementia
• Diagnosed with schizophrenia
• Demonstrated an inability to receive and respond to a text
• Does not take medication on his/her own/medication administered by someone else SUPPORT PERSONS
• Demonstrated inability to receive & respond to a text
• Unable to communicate by phone