Tablet-Aided BehavioraL Intervention EffecT on Self-management Skills

The TABLET intervention adds a novel tablet-based delivery mechanism to provide real-time videoconferencing education about diabetes self-management behaviors to high-risk, low-income African American (AA) adults with diabetes. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) knowledge/ information modules consist of materials developed from a CVD patient education booklet adapted from Maine Heart Center of Maine Health and supplemented by clinical guidelines to specifically address behavioral risk factors. Motivation/behavioral skills training modules consist of patient activation (asking questions to providers), patient empowerment (CVD responsibility contracts, flow charts for lab results), and behavioral skills training (self-monitoring, goal-setting).