Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Diabetes Self-Efficacy |
Perceived Diabetes Self-Management Scale (PDSMS). The responses for the PDSMS items range from 1 = "Strongly Disagree" to 5 = "Strongly Agree." Four of the items (#s 1, 2, 6, & 7) are worded such that high agreement signifies low self-efficacy or perceived competence. These four items are reverse scored prior to being added to the other four items. The total PDSMS score can range from 8 to 40, with higher scores indicating more confidence in self-managing one's diabetes. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Other |
Masculinity Ideology |
Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI-30). The 30-item scale contains 10 subscales (three items per subscale). Response options range from 0 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"). Items within each subscale are averaged and then summed across all subscales. Higher scores represent stronger conformity to traditional masculine norms. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Other |
BMI |
kilograms/meters squared |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Other |
Social Support |
Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire. This is an 8 question scale and responses to each question are scored on a 1 to 5 scale. "As much as I would like" receives a score of 5 and "Much less than I would like" receives a score of 1. The scores from all eight questions are summed (maximum 40) and then divided by 8 to get an average score. The higher the average score, the greater the perceived social support. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Other |
Diabetes-related Distress |
Type 2 Diabetes Distress Assessment System. The scale is comprised of an 8-item Core Tool, and a Sources Tool that examines seven distinct Sources of diabetes distress, each containing three items. On a 5-point Likert scale, response options range from 1 ("not a problem") to 5 ("very serious problem"). A higher Core diabetes distress score has been associated with higher HbA1c levels, BMI, and poorer self-management behaviors. There are no established thresholds for what would be considered "elevated" diabetes distress. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Other |
Prescribed Medication Adherence |
Adherence to Refills and Medicines Scale for Diabetes (ARMS-D). ARMS-D is a 12-item scale with response options ranging from 1 ("none of the time") to 4 ("all of the time"). Scores are summed (range: 12 to 48), where higher scores are indicative of greater difficulty taking diabetes medications. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Other |
Aerobic Capacity |
6 Minute Walking Test |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Primary |
Change in Hemoglobin A1C % |
Finger poke |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Primary |
Change in Depressive Symptoms |
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Scale, a scale to measure depression severity. Scores less than 5 almost always signified the absence of a depressive disorder; scores of 5 to 9 predominantly represented patients with either no depression or subthreshold (i.e., other) depression; scores of 10 to 14 represented a spectrum of patients; and scores of 15 or greater usually indicated major depression. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Primary |
Blood Pressure |
Digital Blood Pressure Machine measuring systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Blood pressures will be measured twice and averaged. The average will be recorded as the blood pressure reading. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Primary |
Heart Rate |
Digital Blood Pressure Machine (with heart rate measure) |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Primary |
Physical Activity Minutes Each Week |
Minutes of physical activity each week logged in a physical activity diary. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Primary |
Number of Steps |
Pedometer readings |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Secondary |
Diabetes Quality of Life |
The Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory contains 15 items, with response options ranging from 1 ("Very Satisfied") to 5 ("Very Dissatisfied"). Possible scores range from 15 to 75. Lower scores suggest a satisfactory quality of life. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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Secondary |
General Quality of Life |
Short Form-12 Scale (SF-12). The 12 response options are coded as follows: 1=yes, limited a lot; 2=yes, limited a little; 3=no, not limited at all. A higher score is indicative of better health. |
baseline, 3-months (post intervention), 6-months (3-month follow up) |
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