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Diabet Med ; 36(4): 473-481, 2019 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30485516

ABSTRACT

AIMS: To compare the outcomes of partners who participated in a telephone couples behavioural intervention to improve glycaemic control in persons with Type 2 diabetes with those of untreated partners of participants in an individual intervention or education; to explore 'ripple effects', i.e. positive behaviour changes seen in untreated partners. METHODS: The Diabetes Support Project was a three-arm randomized telephone intervention trial comparing outcomes of couples calls (CC), individual calls (IC) and diabetes education calls (DE). Couples included one partner with Type 2 diabetes and HbA1c ≥ 58 mmol/mol (7.5%). All arms received self-management education (two calls). CC and IC arms participated in 10 additional behaviour change calls. CC included partners, emphasizing partner communication, collaboration and support. Blinded assessments were performed at 4, 8 and 12 months. Partner outcomes were psychosocial (diabetes distress, relationship satisfaction, depressive symptoms), medical (BMI, blood pressure) and behavioural (fat intake, activity). RESULTS: Partners' (N = 268) mean age was 55.8 years, 64.6% were female and 29.9% were from minority ethnic groups. CC (vs. IC and DE) partners had greater reductions in diabetes distress, greater increases in marital satisfaction (4 and 8 months), and some improvements in diastolic BP. There were no consistent differences among arms in other outcomes. There was no evidence of a dietary or activity behaviour ripple effect on untreated partners, i.e. comparing partners in the IC and DE arms. CONCLUSIONS: A collaborative couples intervention resulted in significant improvements in partner diabetes distress and relationship satisfaction. There were no consistent effects on behavioural or medical partner outcomes, and no evidence of diet or activity behaviour ripple effects, suggesting that partners should be targeted directly to achieve these changes. (Clinical Trial Registry No: NCT01017523).


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Behavior Therapy/methods , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy , Family Characteristics , Health Education/methods , Interpersonal Relations , Adult , Aged , Caregivers/education , Caregivers/psychology , Cooperative Behavior , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/psychology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Self-Management/education , Self-Management/methods , Self-Management/psychology , Telephone
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J Public Health Manag Pract ; 7(3): 30-46, 2001 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11338084

ABSTRACT

This article presents the multifaceted efforts of Syracuse Healthy Start, a federally funded initiative of the Onondaga County Health Department and over 20 partnering agencies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality. The analyses presented in this article demonstrate that many women--Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic--have serious risks for low birth weight and infant death. In many cases, multiple, simultaneous risks complicate a pregnant woman's situation and in other cases the longitudinal cumulative risks impact health across generations. Infant mortality decreased overall, and for both Caucasian and African American infants during the first 3 years of the project.


Subject(s)
Ethnicity/statistics & numerical data , Infant Mortality , Maternal Health Services , Public Health Administration , Black or African American/statistics & numerical data , Female , Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Infant, Low Birth Weight , Infant, Newborn , New York/epidemiology , Pregnancy , Registries , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , White People/statistics & numerical data
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J Public Health Manag Pract ; 4(6): 54-61, 1998 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10187078

ABSTRACT

The gonorrhea infection rate among 15-19 year olds during 1993-1994 in an urban Upstate New York community was nearly twice the national norm. More than 50% of all the gonorrhea cases were concentrated in eight census tracts. This study was conducted to provide data regarding sexually transmitted diseases among high risk adolescents to increase successful public health interventions. The methodology consisted of six focus groups and a self-administered survey. The results determined the extent of accurate knowledge, their risk behaviors and beliefs, the barriers to treatment, and suggested interventions for clinic services and health education.


Subject(s)
Gonorrhea/prevention & control , Health Education , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Services Accessibility , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control , Adolescent , Female , Focus Groups , Humans , Male , New York
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