Working with a coalition of Memphis-area primary care doctors, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is gearing up for a program that tests a novel idea for helping African-American adults diagnosed with diabetes better manage their disease.
Dr. Stanley Dowell, shown, is helping lead a study for which the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is gearing up to work with a coalition of local doctors to test new ideas for helping African-American adults diagnosed with diabetes better manage their disease.
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The idea is to compare a mix of benefits like health coaching, diabetes education material and motivational text messages to see what impact those have on helping patients better self-manage their condition.
For this research study – called the MODEL (Management of Diabetes in Everyday Life) program – about 1,000 African-American men and women over age 18 who have diabetes with high blood-sugar levels are being recruited. The study is being led by Dr. James Bailey, professor of internal medicine and preventive medicine and director of the Center for Health System Improvement at UTHSC.