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. 2023 Feb 4;32:101087. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101087

Table 1.

eDECIDE Bi-Weekly Sessions.

Sessions Problem-solving Skills Training Bi-weekly Sessions
Week 1 “All the Facts About Managing Your Diabetes”: Your What to Know Workbook. Educational information about diabetes and diabetes self-management. Participants receive information on cardiovascular risk factors, knowledge of clinical targets for A1c, blood pressure, cholesterol, and self-management behaviors.
Week 2 “Overview of Problem-solving”: orients participants to the problem-solving process and provides a rationale for using problem-solving as a self-management tool.
Week 3 “Taking Control of Stress and Emotions”: Helps participant identify positive and negative emotions around diabetes self-management
Week 4 “What Makes a Problem a Problem?“: Participants begin to keep track of their problems that are stopping them from managing their diabetes
Week 5 “Set Goals that Fit Your Life and Know Your Options”: Engages participants to set goals for problems identified in previous sessions
Week 6 “Different Ways to Reach Health Goals”: Participants use problem-solving options to find solutions and reach health goals.
Week 7 “That Sounds Good … but Does it Work for Me”: Reviews the four types of problem-solving styles and helps participants identify the one that fits them
Week 8 “Take Action and Know the Signs”: Helps participants identify when their self-management strategies are working or not working.
Week 9 “Putting it All Together”: A review of the past 8 sessions and problem-solving approach