Enhancing Proactive and Preventative Health Behaviors Among Hyperglycemic Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to increase Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus knowledge and awareness among patients who present to the Emergency Department with hyperglycemia. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How do patients view their risk of developing type 2 diabetes based on their demographics and behaviors? * Does giving patient education increase patient knowledge, leading to healthier behaviors? Researchers will assess if the educational intervention increases diabetes knowledge and positive health behaviors among Emergency Department hyperglycemic patients. Participants will: * Receive the educational packet (intervention) alongside standard Emergency Care. * Take pre-survey at time of Emergency Department visit and post- survey two weeks later.
Description
Despite the large prevalence of patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with hyperglycemia or disease manifestations related to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), there remains a gap in our understanding of rapid educational strategies delivered within the ED itself. As such, the goal of this project is to utilize the Health Belief Model (HBM) framework to target ED patients' perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers in an effort to enhance proactive health behaviors, such as primary care physician (PCP) follow-up and utilization of medication assistance programs, a…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Persons 18 years of age or older who present as patients in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Emergency Department with or without a preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis with a blood glucose of ≥200 mg/dL. Participants must speak English to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18 years and blood glucose \<200 mg/dL.
Interventions
- BehavioralEducational Intervention
Utilizing the Health Belief model, educational materials detailing diabetes risk factors to address perceived susceptibility, diabetes severity and complications to address perceived severity, and PCP follow-up information and medication assistance programs to address perceived barriers will be provided.
Locations (2)
- One Robert Wood Johnson PlaceNew Brunswick, New Jersey
- One Robert Wood Johnson PlaceNew Brunswick, New Jersey