The purpose of this study is to determine whether the telephone-delivered Minimal Psychological Intervention (MPI) could improve diabetes' depressive symptom and diabetes-related immediately , as well as HbA1c level in the long-term.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
182
Minimal psychological intervention (MPI) was used to help adults with chronic illness to manage their psychological burden by breaking through a negative spiral between thoughts and behaviors.
Usual care was given by their family physicians.
Depressive symptom assessed by CES-D 10
Depressive symptom score was assessed with the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10).
Time frame: At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)
Diabetes-related distress assessed by PAID scale
Diabetes-specific emotional distress was assessed with the Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale.
Time frame: At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)
Hemoglobin A1c
Time frame: Participants were measured during entire follow-up period, an average period of 3 months.
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