Clinic to Community Connections - Broader Distribution

Washington University School of Medicine85 enrolled

Overview

This study addresses education needs in gestational diabetes care and followup at the staff and patient levels. In the initial phase, nurses and community health workers will complete specific training modules on gestational diabetes developed for this study. The effectiveness of the education modules will be evaluated through pre/post surveys of participants assessing diabetes knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Interventions

Staff -Educational trainingBEHAVIORAL

Nurses and community health workers will complete 4 hours of online modules on gestational diabetes - Module 1: GDM Disease, Diagnosis and Complications; Module 2: Nutrition and Physical Activity Management; Module 3: Monitoring, Medications, and Avoiding Hypoglycemia; Module 4: Future Diabetes Risk and Prevention. Effectiveness of the training will be evaluated with pre/post evaluation of diabetes knowledge, attitudes, and self efficacy.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Clinic staff: nurses (RN, LPN, BSN), community health workers, and others involved in maternal child health care Exclusion Criteria: Clinic staff: individuals not involved in maternal child health care or who do not consent to participate in study

Locations (1)

Affinia Healthcare

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Staff - Self-efficacy to Provide Diabetes Education Questionnaire (Newly Developed)

Pre-Post change in staff participants' perceived self-efficacy to provide diabetes education (Mean score min:1 max 10) high score=more confident

Time frame: Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Secondary Outcomes

Staff - Diabetes Knowledge Test

Change in diabetes knowledge measured by multiple choice test (% correct out of 21 items) high score =better knowledge

Time frame: Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Staff - Diabetes Attitudes (Diabetes Attitudes Scale-3 (DAS-3))

Change in diabetes attitudes measured by 3 subscales of DAS-3 (Mean score min 1, max 5) high score=better attitudes

Time frame: Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Staff - Intention to Recommend Diabetes Prevention Activities Questionnaire (Newly Developed)

Change in staff's intention to recommend postpartum diabetes screening measured by a survey developed for this study (mean score; min 1, max 5) higher score= increased intention to perform action

Time frame: Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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