Brief CBT Interventions Delivered by Nurse Care Managers to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes: Pilot Study

During the course of the twice/month diabetes management phone sessions the nurse care manager will work collaboratively with the patient to identify a dysfunctional belief that may be affecting adherence and could be improved by a brief CBT intervention (5-7 minutes). The care manager will utilize the CBT phone app to identify a CBT intervention that will be most appropriate for the situation. Each intervention is described step by step in the app. The nurse will go through the intervention and when completed will assure the patient's understanding.CBT interventions are geared towards helping the patient identify and restructure thinking that is impairing successful self-management of a chronic disease