Design and methods for a randomized clinical trial of a diabetes self-management intervention for low-Income Latinos: Latinos en Control

Table 2 Constructs and strategies targeted by the intervention.

	Knowledge	Attitudes	Behaviors
			Diet	PA	SMBG	Medication Adherence
Soap opera with guided group discussion	X	X	X	X	X	X
Group cooking and cooking demonstrations	X	X
Group meals with guided group discussions	X	X	X
Multiple presentations of key intervention messages	X		X	X	X	X
Emphasis on one message at a time	X
Self-monitoring demonstrations	X	X			X
Cognitive re-framing		X
Quick quizzes	X
Modeling		X	X	X	X
Family support	X	X	X	X	X	X
Behavioral "experiments" (or trials)		X	X	X	X
Stress management		X	X	X	X
Label reading	X		X
Use of measuring aids	X		X	X	X
Feedback opportunities (logs review, discussion of downloaded BG values, reinforcement of positive attitudes and behaviors)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Visual aids (large visuals, pictorial log sheets, pictorial food books	X		X		X
Supermarket tour	X		X
Step counters		X		X
Goal setting (group and individual)			X	X	X	X
Problem-solving	X	X	X	X	X	X
Group "games"	X	X	X	X	X	X

ISSN: 1471-2288