TY - JOUR
T1 - Stories for change protocol
T2 - A randomized controlled trial of a digital storytelling intervention for Hispanic/Latino individuals with type 2 diabetes
AU - Lohr, Abby M.
AU - Vickery, Katherine Diaz
AU - Hernandez, Valentina
AU - Ford, Becky R.
AU - Gonzalez, Crystal
AU - Kavistan, Silvio
AU - Patten, Christi A.
AU - Njeru, Jane W.
AU - Novotny, Paul J.
AU - Larkey, Linda K.
AU - Singh, Davinder
AU - Wieland, Mark L.
AU - Sia, Irene G.
N1 - Funding Information: We would like to acknowledge the Rochester Healthy Community Partnership members and partners who participated in the development of the digital storytelling intervention. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01DK113999 . Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Background: Hispanic/Latino adults are disproportionately impacted by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The Stories for Change (S4C) Diabetes digital storytelling intervention promotes T2D self-management among Hispanic/Latino people. We describe the S4C protocol and participant baseline characteristics. Methods: Study eligibility criteria: Hispanic or Latino, age 18–70 years, ≥1 office visit within a year at a participating clinic, T2D diagnosis for ≥6 months, HbA1c ≥ 8%, and intention to continue care at the recruitment clinic. We used a two-group, parallel randomized controlled trial design and an intervention derived through a community-based participatory research approach. All participants received usual diabetes care and two cards describing how to engage healthcare teams and access diabetes-related resources. At baseline, the intervention group additionally viewed the 12-min, intervention video (four stories about diabetes self-management). To encourage subsequent video viewing, participants received five monthly text messages. The messages prompted them to self-rate their motivation and self-efficacy for T2D management. The control group received no additional intervention. Bilingual (English/Spanish) staff collected data at baseline, six weeks, three months, and six months including biometric measurements and a survey on diabetes self-management outcomes, theory-based measures, and the number of video views. We reviewed the number of diabetes-related appointments attended using electronic medical record data. Results: Participants (n = 451; 70% women, mean age = 53 years) had an average HbA1C ≥9%. Intervention participants reported identifying with the storytellers and engaging with the stories. Conclusion: We present a digital storytelling intervention protocol that provides a template for future health promotion interventions prioritizing health disparity populations. Clinical Trial.gov
AB - Background: Hispanic/Latino adults are disproportionately impacted by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The Stories for Change (S4C) Diabetes digital storytelling intervention promotes T2D self-management among Hispanic/Latino people. We describe the S4C protocol and participant baseline characteristics. Methods: Study eligibility criteria: Hispanic or Latino, age 18–70 years, ≥1 office visit within a year at a participating clinic, T2D diagnosis for ≥6 months, HbA1c ≥ 8%, and intention to continue care at the recruitment clinic. We used a two-group, parallel randomized controlled trial design and an intervention derived through a community-based participatory research approach. All participants received usual diabetes care and two cards describing how to engage healthcare teams and access diabetes-related resources. At baseline, the intervention group additionally viewed the 12-min, intervention video (four stories about diabetes self-management). To encourage subsequent video viewing, participants received five monthly text messages. The messages prompted them to self-rate their motivation and self-efficacy for T2D management. The control group received no additional intervention. Bilingual (English/Spanish) staff collected data at baseline, six weeks, three months, and six months including biometric measurements and a survey on diabetes self-management outcomes, theory-based measures, and the number of video views. We reviewed the number of diabetes-related appointments attended using electronic medical record data. Results: Participants (n = 451; 70% women, mean age = 53 years) had an average HbA1C ≥9%. Intervention participants reported identifying with the storytellers and engaging with the stories. Conclusion: We present a digital storytelling intervention protocol that provides a template for future health promotion interventions prioritizing health disparity populations. Clinical Trial.gov
KW - Digital storytelling
KW - Health equity
KW - Hispanic or Latino health
KW - Randomized control trial
KW - Type 2 diabetes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107093
DO - 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107093
M3 - Article
C2 - 36682492
SN - 1551-7144
VL - 126
JO - Contemporary Clinical Trials
JF - Contemporary Clinical Trials
M1 - 107093
ER -