Table 2.
Quantitative outcome measures
| Feasibility outcomes | Measures |
|---|---|
| Ambassador and buddy recruitment | Recruitment statistics |
| Ambassador attrition | Completion of a 8-week intervention |
| Buddy retention | Primary outcome assessment data at a 3-month follow-up |
| Ambassador participation in training and intervention sessions | Meeting/training attendance records |
| Buddy participation in intervention sessions | Meeting attendance records |
| Satisfaction with group sessions | Post session evaluation |
| Intervention outcomes | Measures |
| Primary | |
| Blood glucose | Hemoglobin A1c (Hba1c) |
| Medication adherence | Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale- Diabetes (Mayberry et al., 2013) |
| Secondary | |
| Blood pressure | Systolic and diastolic blood pressure |
| Diabetes health beliefs | Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent, Petrie, Main, & Weinman, 2006) |
| Beliefs about diabetes medicines | Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (Horne, Weinman, & Hankins, 1999) |
| Diabetes medication self-efficacy | Self-Efficacy for Adherence to Medication Scale (Risser, Jacobson, & Kripalani, 2007) |
| Diabetes psychosocial self-efficacy | Diabetes Empowerment Scale – Short Form (Anderson, Funnell, Fitzgerald, & Marrero, 2000) |
| Health literacy | Newest Vital Sign (Weiss et al., 2005) |
| Patient provider communication | Patient’s Perceived Involvement in Care Scale (Lerman et al., 1990) |
| Social support | Social Support section of Diabetes Care Profile (Fitzgerald et al., 1998) |