DiaBetter Together: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Peer Mentor Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes During the Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Care
Authors' conclusion
DiaBetter Together produced modest benefits for psychosocial outcomes during the challenging transfer period, although glycemic, behavioral, and transfer improvements remain difficult to achieve.
Study context
- Population
- Young adults aged 17–25 years with T1D following completion of pediatric diabetes care
- Participants
- 100 adults
- Comparison
- DiaBetter Together peer mentor intervention vs usual care
- Primary endpoint
- HbA1c
Methodological detailssingle-site, Reduced sample size due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic may have limited power
- Single-site
- Reduced sample size due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic may have limited power
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
- No statistically significant differences between study arms in HbA1c
Secondary outcomes
Self-management behaviors and transfer to adult care
- No statistically significant differences between study arms in self-management behaviors or transfer to adult care
Diabetes-specific health-related quality of life and diabetes distress · 12 months
- Significant differences between groups favoring the intervention arm
Intervention satisfaction
- Intervention satisfaction was high
Original publication
DiaBetter Together: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Peer Mentor Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes During the Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Care. Diabetes Care. Published 27 May 2026. doi:10.
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