Cherrington Andrea L, Agne April A, Lampkin Yolanda, Birl Annie, Shelton Tanya C, Guzman Alfredo, Willig James H
Divisions of Preventive Medicine (Dr Cherrington and Ms Agne) and Infectious Diseases (Mr Guzman and Dr Willig), Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Congregations for Public Health Inc, Birmingham, Alabama (Mss Lampkin and Birl); and Cooper Green Mercy Health System, Birmingham, Alabama (Ms Shelton).
J Ambul Care Manage. 2015 Oct-Dec;38(4):333-45. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000110.
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.
社区卫生工作者(CHW)干预措施有助于改善糖尿病自我管理及健康状况。关于如何有效地将CHW项目与初级保健工作相结合的证据有限。移动健康技术(mHealth)可将CHW与医疗团队成员联系起来并加强护理。我们测试了一种整合由CHW提供的mHealth干预措施以改善糖尿病自我管理的模式。使用mHealth工具对72名非裔美国糖尿病患者进行了跟踪。该项目由一家学术机构、一家安全网诊所和非裔美国教会合作开展。mHealth技术成功整合到CHW项目中并得到了广泛接受。