A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Milagros C Rosal
1
, PhD
;
Robin Heyden
2
, BS
;
Roanne Mejilla
3
, MPH
;
Roberta Capelson
4
, MS
;
Karen A Chalmers
4
, MS, RD, CDE
;
Maria Rizzo DePaoli
3
, MSW
;
Chetty Veerappa
3
, PhD
;
John M Wiecha
3
, MD, MPH
1
University of Massachusetts Medical School
,
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
,
Worcester
,
MA
,
US
2
Heyden Ty, LLC
,
Alameda
,
CA
,
US
3
Department of Family Medicine
,
Boston Medical Center and Office of Academic Affairs
,
Boston University School of Medicine
,
Boston
,
MA
,
US
4
Department of Family Medicine
,
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston Medical Center
,
Boston University School of Medicine
,
Boston
,
MA
,
US
Corresponding Author:
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Milagros C Rosal, PhD
-
University of Massachusetts Medical School
-
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
-
55 Lake Avenue North
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Worcester, MA
-
US
-
Phone:
1 508-856-3173
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Email: milagros.rosal@umassmed.edu