This study aims to standardize and evaluate the benefits of the Prevention to Intervention program offered by the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service. This will accomplished by standardizing the educational materials used, offering phone based follow-up and pre-post data collection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Two in-person visits to the home of the participant and 4 phone calls will be conducted to provided education on prevention of hypoglycemia.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Fear of Hypoglycemia
One of the most important impact of hypoglycemia, is non-compliance to diabetes treatment due to the fear of hypoglycemia. This would be measured using the "Hypoglycemia Scale: FH-15" scale.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks
Self Efficacy
Measured using the "Perceived Diabetes Self-Management Scale".
Time frame: Pre and Post (after 8 weeks)Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks
Knowledge of Diabetes
Measured using the "The Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes Knowledge Assessment Scale"
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks
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