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the Peer-Led Self-Management Program

NCT04298424 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-03-06

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Summary

Elderly patients have the deficiency of motivation and confidence in self-management that are mainly influenced by physiological function, social psychology, emotion and low health literacy, resulting in poor self-management and glycemic control. According to the study, elderly patients can learn the skill of self-management more effectively through the peer leaders who have the same culture background, the life experience in disease care and the successful self-management experiences. The Self-Management Program of diabetes for the elderly will be in progress with the peer leadership concept.( the Peer-Led Self-Management Program). The aim of the pilot study was to explore the feasibility and effects of the Peer-Led Self-Management Program (PLSM).

This pilot study uses two groups of block randomized controlled trials with pretest and posttest study. The test group will conduct a four-week Peer-Led Self-Management Program and the general outpatient care while the control group will implement the general outpatient care. In this study, the physiological parameters of Diabetes were used to evaluate the difference between the pre-and post-intervention measures.

Conditions

  • Self-Efficacy
  • Self-Management
  • Older Adults
  • Diabetes

Interventions

OTHER

PLSM

The program was designed for implementation over 4 consecutive weeks, with groups of 6-8 people each attending one 60-90-minute class per week. Peer leaders lead the groups to promote interaction, sharing, and support, and assist in goal setting to address behavior-related health problems, and thereby the development and implementation of strategies to achieve suitable, sustainable, and feasible self-management behavior.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Martin De Porress Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wen-Chun Chen, Master · St. Martin De Porres Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-14
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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