Published on in Vol 3, No 4 (2014): Oct-Dec

A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Milagros C Rosal   1 , PhD ;   Robin Heyden   2 , BS ;   Roanne Mejilla   3 , MPH ;   Roberta Capelson   4 , MS ;   Karen A Chalmers   4 , MS, RD, CDE ;   Maria Rizzo DePaoli   3 , MSW ;   Chetty Veerappa   3 , PhD ;   John M Wiecha   3 , MD, MPH

1 University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester, MA, United States

2 Heyden Ty, LLC, Alameda, CA, United States

3 Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Office of Academic Affairs, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

4 Department of Family Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Milagros C Rosal, PhD
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
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  • Worcester, MA, 01655
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  • Email: milagros.rosal@umassmed.edu