Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83865, first published .
A Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

A Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

A Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Mandy M. Archibald   1, 2 , BSCN, PhD ;   Brandy Wicklow   2, 3 , MSc, MD ;   Elizabeth Sellers   2, 3 , MSc, MD ;   Arlene Griffiths   4 , BSCN ;   Linda Diffey   5 , MSc, PhD ;   Jonathan McGavock   2, 3 , PhD ;   Leslie E. Roos   6, 7 , PhD ;   Alexander M. Clark   8 , BSCN, PhD ;   Jennifer Lopez   9 , Dip ;   Josephine Ho   10, 11 , MSc, MD ;   Ernestine Ledoux   4 , BA ;   Gifty Dzorka   1 , PhD ;   Shahina Parvin   1 , PhD ;   Oluwatoyosi Fagbuyi   1 , MN ;   Allison Dart   2, 3 , MSc, MD

1 College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

2 Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

3 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

4 Community Representative, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

5 Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

6 Partnering for Research Innovations in Mental Health, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

7 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

8 Office of the President, University of Athabasca, Athabasca, AB, Canada

9 Youth Co-researcher, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

10 Department of Paediatrics, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

11 Diabetes Clinic, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Mandy M. Archibald, BSCN, PhD
  • College of Nursing
  • Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
  • University of Manitoba
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  • Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
  • Canada
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  • Email: mandy.archibald@umanitoba.ca