Development and Usability of REACH: A Tailored Theory-Based Text Messaging Intervention for Disadvantaged Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
The study describes the development and usability testing of REACH (Rapid Education/Encouragement And Communications for Health), a tailored text-messaging intervention designed to improve self-care adherence among disadvantaged adults with type 2 diabetes. REACH was developed using an evidence- and theory-based approach and was designed to address individual barriers to diabetes self-care. Thirty-six adults with type 2 diabetes recruited […]
Keeping In Touch
KIT is a text message-based chatbot tool to provide educational and care navigation support for young adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). KIT is currently being trialed by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the McGill University Health Centre at four sites in Ontario and two sites in Quebec.
4Me
An academic study to provide real time adaptive personal messaging to adults with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Text message-based intervention, Keeping in Touch (KiT), to support youth as they transition to adult type 1 diabetes care: a protocol for a multisite randomised controlled superiority trial
Transition from paediatric to adult care can be challenging for youth living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), as many youth feel unprepared to transfer to adult care and are at high risk for deterioration of glycaemic management and acute complications. Existing strategies to improve transition experience and outcomes are limited by cost, scalability, generalisability and […]