Our Promoting REproductive Planning, And REadiness in Diabetes (PREPARED) strategy will utilize health information and consumer technologies to ‘hardwire’ preconception care and promote diabetes self-management among reproductive-aged, adult women with T2DM in primary care. Specifically, PREPARED will leverage electronic health record (EHR) technology at clinic visits to: [1] promote medication reconciliation and safety, [2] prompt patient-provider preconception counseling and reproductive planning, and [3] deliver low literacy print tools to reinforce counseling and promote goal-setting for diabetes self-care activities. Post-visit, a widely-available text messaging platforms will be used to: [4] encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors through goal-setting and daily reminders. Our randomized trial will assess the effectiveness and fidelity of a technology-based strategy to promote preconception care and diabetes self-management among women with type 2 diabetes in primary care.
Aim 1: Test the effectiveness of PREPARED, compared to usual care, to improve patient: a) knowledge of reproductive risks associated with T2DM and recommended self-care activities b) engagement in self-care behaviors, including: i) diet, ii) physical activity, iii) adherence to diabetes medications; and use of iv) folic acid, and v) most or moderately effective contraception, when indicated; and c) clinical measures, including hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol.
Aim 2: Assess whether PREPARED reduces disparities in the above outcomes versus usual care.
Aim 3: Evaluate the fidelity of PREPARED to prompt medication reconciliation and preconception counseling, and to deliver patient education and post-visit support of diabetes self-care behaviors.
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