posted on 2024-09-27, 15:18authored byRenee Pekmezaris, Sabrina Martinez, Valeria Correa Gomez, Jose Marino, Nicole Goris, Myia S. Williams, Edgardo Cigaran, Christian N. Nouryan, Vidhi H. Patel, Alyson K. Myers, Paulina Barbero, Dilcia Granville, Lawrence F. Murray, Josephine Guzman, Amgad N. Makaryus, Samy I. McFarlane, Roman Zeltser, Maria Pena, Cristina Sison, Martin L. Lesser, Myriam Kline, Jennifer Polo, Ralph J. DiClemente, Lorinda Bauer, Andrea Baron-Yurkew, Chris Elsayad, Mary Muscarello, William Gehrhardt, Natalie Zavala, Yael T. Harris
This study reports on the development and testing of a comprehensive diabetes telemonitoring program tailored to meet the needs of underserved Hispanic/Latino patients with diabetes. Individuals participating in the culturally tailored program had significantly better 6-month outcomes than those receiving comprehensive outpatient management for A1C, blood pressure, and diabetes self-efficacy, with no differences between groups in quality of life, medication adherence, emotional functioning, patient activation, or unscheduled physician visits. These findings suggest that culturally congruent diabetes telemonitoring may be effective for this underserved population.
Funding
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
AD-2017C3-9185