Publications by authors named "A L Abbott"
Importance: Because of the complexity of their child's diabetes management, parents often assume all care duties and report needing additional assistance to resume family routines.
Objective: To examine the preliminary efficacy of a telehealth occupation-based coaching intervention for rural parents of a child living with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) to improve child glycemic levels, family quality of life, and parental self-efficacy.
Design: Double-blinded, two-arm, pilot randomized controlled trial.
Article Synopsis
- Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had the largest telehealth program in the U.S., and the pandemic prompted an expansion of telehealth to help veterans, particularly those experiencing housing instability (HI), access diabetes care.
- The study used mixed methods, including data analysis and interviews, to assess how diabetes care delivery via VA Video Connect (VVC) changed and which sociodemographic factors influenced usage among veterans with HI from 2019 to 2022.
- Findings revealed that younger, non-rural, and certain demographic groups of veterans were more likely to utilize VVC, while barriers to its use included in-person care limitations and the need for enhanced education and technology