A Brief, Regular, Proactive Telephone "Coaching" Intervention for Diabetes: Rationale, Description, and Preliminary Results
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2004
Keywords
Diabetes, Adherence, Telephone intervention
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1056-8727(02)00254-4
Abstract
Telephone-delivered interventions (TDIs) represent a potentially cost-effective method to increase medical adherence. TDIs for diabetes patients have typically been delivered by nurses or computerized telephone messaging. Psychology undergraduates, however, are less costly than nurses, have a strong background in behavioral science, and provide the personal relationship missing with computerized contact. This paper presents the rationale for and description of a brief, regular, proactive telephone intervention designed to be delivered by psychology undergraduates (i.e., paraprofessionals). “Coaches” administer a 15-min telephone intervention weekly for 3 months and biweekly for 3 additional months. Guided by a semistructured protocol that focuses on behavioral goals, coaches provides support, collaborative problem-solving, and apply basic cognitive-behavioral techniques. Results from a pilot study on type 1 diabetes patients are presented. This preliminary evidence suggests that the program is feasible, acceptable to a large majority of patients, and effective in reducing HbA1c levels.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, v. 18, issue 2, p. 113-118
Scholar Commons Citation
Sacco, William P.; Morrison, Anthony D.; and Malone, John I., "A Brief, Regular, Proactive Telephone "Coaching" Intervention for Diabetes: Rationale, Description, and Preliminary Results" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 896.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/896
