Pilot-Testing Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Youth With Type 2 Diabetes by Addressing Health-Related Social Needs

Optimizing Navigation for Wellness And Resources Utilization in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes

The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test different strategies to address health related social needs (HRSN) experienced by adolescent and young adult patients with type 2 diabetes and their families. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• How feasible are the strategies?
• How acceptable are the strategies?
• How reliably and consistently can the strategies be implemented?

Participants will:

Attend regularly scheduled diabetes clinic visits. Complete surveys and interviews. Be connected to community resources and organizations to help address HRSN.

Adolescent-Caregiver Dyads will be recruited together.

Adolescent Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 13 to 22 years old
• known diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
• followed clinically at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
• able to provide assent/consent

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult (18 years or older) identifying as a primary caretaker of an adolescent or young adult with type 2 diabetes
• Has an adolescent/young adult who agrees to participate in the study
• able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to complete study questionnaires in English