Care Partner Support Following a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Intervention
Extracted findings (4)
Care partners who attended an interdisciplinary DSMES program with persons with diabetes reported high levels of tangible support (3.8/5), collaboration (3.8/5), and emotional support (3.8/5), with mo
Effect: improvement; Tangible support 3.8 (SD 1.1), Collaboration 3.8 (SD 1.0), Emotional support 3.8 (SD 1.0), FIAD helpful items 3.0 (SD 1.3), all on 5-poin
Care partners who attended D1D reported low levels of harmful involvement in diabetes care (mean 1.8/5 on FIAD harmful subscale), with some acknowledging challenges in providing support without being
Effect: improvement; FIAD harmful items mean 1.8 (SD 0.7) on 5-point scale
After attending D1D, care partners and persons with diabetes reported making collaborative behavior changes including adopting healthier meal planning, walking together for exercise, finding new recip
Effect: improvement
Care partners reported that D1D increased their diabetes knowledge (mean 3.5/5), with 62.5% having no prior formal diabetes education. CPs retained information about dietary recommendations, meal plan
Effect: improvement; Knowledge increase mean 3.5 (SD 1.1); Program impact on own health mean 2.9 (SD 1.3); both on 5-point Likert scale