Community-Engaged Approach to Supporting South Asians With Type 2 Diabetes at Risk for Depression
NYU Langone Health
Summary
This study will adapt a community health worker (CHW)-led Type 2 diabetes (T2D) intervention to include mental health and digital components using a trauma informed care approach, and test the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention to support South Asians with T2D at risk for depression.
Description
Specific Aim 1: Examine factors associated with distress, poor mental health, and comorbid T2D and depression among South Asians to inform pilot study structure and content. Specific Aim 2: Adapt CHW-led T2D intervention to include mental health and digital components using a trauma-informed care approach and the ecological validity model. Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot CHW-led intervention to support participants with T2D who are at risk for depression.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Aim 1 (Qualitative Component): * South Asian ethnicity based on self-report information * 18 years of age or older * Residing in NYC * Willingness and capacity to provide consent Aim 3: Pilot Intervention: * South Asian ethnicity based on patient demographic information * 18 to 75 years of age * Appointment for routine non-emergent primary care in the past 12 months * Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of ≥5 (mild to severe depression) * Residing in NYC * Willingness and capacity to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: Aim 1 (Qu…
Interventions
- BehavioralCHW-led T2D Intervention
CHW-led T2D intervention that includes mental health and digital health components.
Location
- NYU Langone HealthNew York, New York