Diabetes Connect: Developing a Mobile Health Intervention to Link Diabetes Community Health Workers with Primary Care

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• Alternative Title:
  J Ambul Care Manage
• Personal Author:
  Cherrington, Andrea L. ; Agne, April A. ; Lampkin, Yolanda ; Birl, Annie ; Shelton, Tanya C. ; Guzman, Alfredo ; Willig, James H.
• Description:
  Community health worker (CHW) interventions can help improve diabetes self-management and health outcomes. There is limited evidence on how to effectively integrate CHW programs with primary care efforts. Mobile health technology (mHealth) can connect CHWs to members of the health care team and enhance care. We tested a model for the integration of a CHW-delivered mHealth intervention to improve diabetes self-management. Seventy-two African American patients with diabetes were followed using the mHealth tool. This project partnered an academic institution, a safety-net clinic, and African American churches. The integration of mHealth technology into CHW programs was successfully achieved and readily accepted.
• Subjects:
  Article Community-based Participatory Research Community Health Workers Community Networks Diabetes Mellitus Minority Health Telemedicine Type 2
• Source:
  J Ambul Care Manage. 38(4):333-345.
• Pubmed ID:
  26353025
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5126964
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48DP005037/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; K12 HS019465/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States ; P30 DK079626/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP005037/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; P30 DK-079626/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; T32 DK062710/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; T32 DK-062710/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f105ae05a9f3bf7b6b2657148cab1a1da0ec470ed44606dfbe3ca04b7bf2d752
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42942/cdc_42942_DS1.pdf
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