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A randomized, controlled trial of a stress management intervention for latinos with type 2 diabetes delivered by community health workers: Outcomes for psychological wellbeing, glycemic control, and cortisol

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Wagner, Julie Ann, Bermudez-Millan, Angela, Damio, Grace, Segura-Perez, Sofia, Chhabra, Jyoti, Vergara, Cunegundo, Feinn, Richard, Perez-Escamilla, Rafael·2016·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

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Aims To test the efficacy of a community health worker (CHW) delivered stress management (SM) intervention on psychosocial, glycemic, and cortisol outcomes among U.S. Latinos with type 2 diabetes.Methods A randomized, controlled trial compared CHW-delivered diabetes education (DE; one group session) to DE plus CHW-delivered SM (DE+SM; 8 group sessions). Psychosocial variables and urinary cortisol were measured at baseline and posttreatment. HbA1c was measured at baseline, posttreatment, and 3-month follow-up.Results In intent to treat analysis, compared to DE (n=46), DE+SM (n=61) showed significantly improved symptoms of depression, anxiety, and self-reported health status. There were no significant group effects for HbA1c, diabetes distress, or urinary cortisol. However, there was a dose response effect for HbA1c and diabetes distress; increasing attendance at SM sessions was associated with greater improvements in HbA1c and diabetes distress.Conclusions This is the first randomized, controlled trial demonstrating that CHWs can improve psychological symptoms and self-reported health among Latinos with type 2 diabetes. Efforts to increase intervention attendance may improve HbA1c and diabetes distress.

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Authors
Wagner, J. A., Bermudez-Millan, A., Damio, G., Segura-Perez, S., Chhabra, J., Vergara, C., Feinn, R., & Perez-Escamilla, R.
Affiliations
  • UConn Health (US)
  • Hispanic Health Council (US)
  • Hartford Hospital (US)
  • Quinnipiac University (US)
Corresponding author
Wagner, Julie Ann
Venue
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-10
Volume
120
Pages
162-170
ISSN
0168-8227 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2495791844
Cited by
67
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10
FWCI
8.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000142, UL1TR001863)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30DK092949)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01MD005879)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
Keywords
stress management interventions, community health workers, type 2 diabetes, Hispanic Americans, diabetes education, glycemic control, HbA1c, urinary cortisol, diabetes distress, depression, anxiety, psychological well-being, intervention attendance, dose-response relationship
MeSH terms
Aged, Anxiety, Blood Glucose, Community Health Workers, Counseling, Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Middle Aged, Stress, Psychological, United States, Treatment Outcome

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