Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Center for Health Behavior and Health Education, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2023 Dec;206:110991. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110991. Epub 2023 Nov 3.
Family/friend Activation to Motivate Self-care (FAMS) is a self-care support intervention delivered via mobile phones. We evaluated FAMS' effects on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and intervention targets among adults with type 2 diabetes in a 15-month RCT.
Persons with diabetes (PWDs) were randomized to FAMS or control with their support person (family/friend, optional). FAMS included monthly phone coaching and text messages for PWDs, and text messages for support persons over a 9-month intervention period.
PWDs (N = 329) were 52 % male, 39 % reported minoritized race or ethnicity, with mean HbA1c 8.6 ± 1.7 %. FAMS improved HbA1c among PWDs with a non-cohabitating support person (-0.64 %; 95 % CI [-1.22 %, -0.05 %]), but overall mean effects were not significant. FAMS improved intervention targets including self-efficacy, dietary behavior, and family/friend involvement during the intervention period; these improvements mediated post-intervention HbA1c improvements (total indirect effect -0.27 %; 95 % CI [-0.49 %, -0.09 %]) and sustained HbA1c improvements at 12 months (total indirect effect -0.19 %; 95 % CI [-0.40 %, -0.01 %]).
Despite improvements in most intervention targets, HbA1c improved only among PWDs engaging non-cohabitating support persons suggesting future family interventions should emphasize inclusion of these relationships. Future work should also seek to identify intervention targets that mediate improvements in HbA1c.
家庭/朋友激励自我护理(FAMS)是一种通过手机提供的自我护理支持干预措施。我们在一项为期 15 个月的 RCT 中评估了 FAMS 对 2 型糖尿病患者的血红蛋白 A1c(HbA1c)和干预目标的影响。
将糖尿病患者(PWD)随机分为 FAMS 组或对照组,其支持人员(家庭/朋友,可选)。FAMS 包括 PWD 每月一次的电话辅导和短信,以及支持人员在 9 个月的干预期间的短信。
PWD(N=329)中 52%为男性,39%报告少数民族或种族,平均 HbA1c 为 8.6±1.7%。FAMS 改善了非同居支持人员的 PWD 的 HbA1c(-0.64%;95%CI[-1.22%,-0.05%]),但总体平均效果不显著。FAMS 在干预期间改善了干预目标,包括自我效能、饮食行为和家庭/朋友参与度;这些改善介导了干预后 HbA1c 的改善(总间接效应-0.27%;95%CI[-0.49%,-0.09%]),并在 12 个月时维持了 HbA1c 的改善(总间接效应-0.19%;95%CI[-0.40%,-0.01%])。
尽管大多数干预目标都有所改善,但只有与非同居支持人员有互动的 PWD 的 HbA1c 有所改善,这表明未来的家庭干预应强调包括这些关系。未来的工作还应努力确定介导 HbA1c 改善的干预目标。