Table 1.
Outline of Tailored Medication Decision Aid
| Section | Tailored Elements |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction | About You: Personal Health Information About Us: Description of what session will cover/how to use iPad |
| 2. What happens in your body when you have diabetes? | Animated video showing normal processes of glucose uptake and what happens with diabetes |
| 3. How to Deal with Diabetes | Animated video of ways to keep diabetes under control through being active, what you eat, and taking medications |
| 4. Your Diabetes ABCs | Explanation of importance of A1c, BP, and lipids with tailored information on participant’s levels |
| 5. How different A1c levels affect your personal risk of complications | Animated video on diabetes complications/Interactive Diabetes Risk Pictograph showing changes in lifetime risk of vision loss, kidney disease, and amputations with different A1c values A1c goal-setting |
| 6. Learning about diabetes treatments | List of participant’s current medications and doses to confirm/Animated video showing how different classes of anti-hyperglycemic medications work in the body |
| 7. Barriers Participant is Facing Taking Medications | Checklist of barriers participant identified in baseline survey/Template to brainstorm on possible strategies to address these/Information on some strategies to consider/Tailored testimonial/Choice of whether to learn about a new medication, higher dose, or address adherence barriers Prioritization of Barrier (if any) or Issue to Address |
| 8. Comparing diabetes treatments (if participant chose that) | Interactive tailored medication “Issue Cards” (blood sugar reduction, daily routine, sugar testing, low blood sugar, side-effects/problems, weight concerns, cholesterol, costs) New Medication and/or Dose Preference |
| 9. Action Planning | Interactive development of behavioral goal and action steps over next week to meet behavioral goal, Importance and confidence scales/Tailored testimonial Action Plan |
| 10. Summary | Tailored Decision Summary to print out Patient and peer mentor “to-do” lists to print out Tailored “Talk to your doctor” list of specific questions and concerns to discuss |