Diabetes distress and A1c in Type 1 diabetics; Virtual group-based ACT vs. group education and self-manabement or both; N=275. Hessler, D. M., Fisher, L., Guzman, S., Strycker, L., Polonsky, W. H., Ahmann, A., ... & Masharani, U. (2024). EMBARK: A randomized, controlled trial comparing three approac
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This randomized controlled trial compares the effects of virtual group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy against group education and self-management interventions on diabetes distress and HbA1c levels in adults with Type 1 Diabetes. The study includes a sample size of 275 participants and was published in Diabetes Care. It is designed for researchers and clinicians interested in comparative outcomes for psychological and educational management strategies in this population.
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- Author
- Danielle Hessler (University of California, San Francisco), Lawrence Fisher (University of California, San Francisco), Susan Guzman, Lisa A. Strycker (Oregon Research Institute), William H. Polonsky, Andrew Ahmann (Oregon Health & Science University), Grazia Aleppo (Northwestern University), Nicholas B. Argento, Joseph Henske (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), Sarah Kim (San Francisco General Hospital), Elizabeth Stephens, Katherine Greenberg (University of California, San Francisco), Umesh Masharani (University of California, San Francisco)
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- 2024-05-29
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- bronze
- DOI
- 10.2337/dc23-2452
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- 23
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@article{allodium:0aeceaeb84c84d46,
title = {Diabetes distress and A1c in Type 1 diabetics; Virtual group-based ACT vs. group education and self-manabement or both; N=275. Hessler, D. M., Fisher, L., Guzman, S., Strycker, L., Polonsky, W. H., Ahmann, A., ... \& Masharani, U. (2024). EMBARK: A randomized, controlled trial comparing three approac},
author = {Danielle Hessler and Lawrence Fisher and Susan Guzman and Lisa A. Strycker and William H. Polonsky and Andrew Ahmann and Grazia Aleppo and Nicholas B. Argento and Joseph Henske and Sarah Kim and Elizabeth Stephens and Katherine Greenberg and Umesh Masharani},
year = {2024},
journal = {ACBS},
doi = {10.2337/dc23-2452},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2337/dc23-2452}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Diabetes distress and A1c in Type 1 diabetics; Virtual group-based ACT vs. group education and self-manabement or both; N=275. Hessler, D. M., Fisher, L., Guzman, S., Strycker, L., Polonsky, W. H., Ahmann, A., ... & Masharani, U. (2024). EMBARK: A randomized, controlled trial comparing three approac AU - Hessler, Danielle AU - Fisher, Lawrence AU - Guzman, Susan AU - Strycker, Lisa A. AU - Polonsky, William H. AU - Ahmann, Andrew AU - Aleppo, Grazia AU - Argento, Nicholas B. AU - Henske, Joseph AU - Kim, Sarah AU - Stephens, Elizabeth AU - Greenberg, Katherine AU - Masharani, Umesh PY - 2024 PB - ACBS DO - 10.2337/dc23-2452 UR - https://doi.org/10.2337/dc23-2452 ER -
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Hessler, D., Fisher, L., Guzman, S., Strycker, L. A., Polonsky, W. H., Ahmann, A., Aleppo, G., Argento, N. B., Henske, J., Kim, S., Stephens, E., Greenberg, K., & Masharani, U. (2024). Diabetes distress and A1c in Type 1 diabetics; Virtual group-based ACT vs. group education and self-manabement or both; N=275. Hessler, D. M., Fisher, L., Guzman, S., Strycker, L., Polonsky, W. H., Ahmann, A., ... & Masharani, U. (2024). EMBARK: A randomized, controlled trial comparing three approac. ACBS. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc23-2452
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