Tailored Approaches to Reduce Distress and Improve Self-Management for Veterans With Diabetes (TARDIS) - Photo Elicitation and Intervention

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Veterans with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may become overwhelmed with the self-management behaviors needed to maintain optimal health. Veterans may experience diabetes distress (DD), a concept distinct from depression, due the amount and frequency of these behaviors. Diabetes distress negatively influences the Veteran's engagement in self-management and subsequent glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. Previous interventions aimed at improving T2D self-management and reducing DD do not tailor T2D self-management information to a Veteran's DD, which may be one reason interventions are ineffective at reducing DD. The purpose of this study is to further understand DD by expanding on what the investigators have learned thus far in cognitive and semi-structured interviews with Veterans (see ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04587336). In Aim 3a, the photo elicitation study, the Veteran would be provided with a camera and instructed to take approximately 20 photos over two weeks. The investigators would conduct two semi-structured interviews with the Veteran to discuss this experience. Visual-based qualitative methods will help us identify and more robustly describe DD in Veterans. In Aim 3b, the investigators will conduct a pilot study of a novel telemedicine intervention. The TARDIS intervention (Aim 3b) will build off data collected in Aim 3a and provide tailored coaching to Veterans with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The TARDIS intervention includes coaching, self-management information, and referrals to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) supportive services delivered via the telephone. TARDIS will augment current VHA care for patients with diabetes. All Veterans will continue to receive care from their primary clinicians during the study.

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