Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Access
    • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Collections
    • Past Issues
    • Articles by Subject
    • Articles by Type
    • Supplements
    • Plain Language Summaries
    • Calls for Papers
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Job Seekers
    • Media
  • About
    • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Editorial Staff & Boards
    • Sponsoring Organizations
    • Copyrights & Permissions
    • Announcements
  • Engage
    • Engage
    • e-Letters (Comments)
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • E-mail Alerts
    • Journal Club
    • RSS
    • Annals Forum (Archive)
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Careers

User menu

  • My alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
Annals of Family Medicine
  • My alerts
Annals of Family Medicine

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Access
    • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Collections
    • Past Issues
    • Articles by Subject
    • Articles by Type
    • Supplements
    • Plain Language Summaries
    • Calls for Papers
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Job Seekers
    • Media
  • About
    • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Editorial Staff & Boards
    • Sponsoring Organizations
    • Copyrights & Permissions
    • Announcements
  • Engage
    • Engage
    • e-Letters (Comments)
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • E-mail Alerts
    • Journal Club
    • RSS
    • Annals Forum (Archive)
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Careers
  • Follow annalsfm on Twitter
  • Visit annalsfm on Facebook
Research ArticleOriginal Research

Peer Coaches to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Rural Alabama: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Monika M. Safford, Susan Andreae, Andrea L. Cherrington, Michelle Y. Martin, Jewell Halanych, Marquita Lewis, Ashruta Patel, Ethel Johnson, Debra Clark, Christopher Gamboa and Joshua S. Richman
The Annals of Family Medicine August 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S18-S26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1798
Monika M. Safford
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: msafford@uab.edu
Susan Andreae
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MPH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Andrea L. Cherrington
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MD, MPH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Michelle Y. Martin
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Jewell Halanych
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MD, MSc
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Marquita Lewis
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Ashruta Patel
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MSc
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Ethel Johnson
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
2West Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League, Camden, Alabama
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Debra Clark
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
3Sumter County Health and Wellness Education Center, Livingston, Alabama
MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Christopher Gamboa
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Joshua S. Richman
4Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
5Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
MD, PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Published eLetters

If you would like to comment on this article, click on Submit a Response to This article, below. We welcome your input.

Submit a Response to This Article
Compose eLetter

More information about text formats

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
Author Information
First or given name, e.g. 'Peter'.
Your last, or family, name, e.g. 'MacMoody'.
Your email address, e.g. higgs-boson@gmail.com
Your role and/or occupation, e.g. 'Orthopedic Surgeon'.
Your organization or institution (if applicable), e.g. 'Royal Free Hospital'.
Statement of Competing Interests
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.

Vertical Tabs

Jump to comment:

No eLetters have been published for this article.
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

The Annals of Family Medicine: 13 (Suppl 1)
The Annals of Family Medicine: 13 (Suppl 1)
Vol. 13, Issue Suppl 1
August 2015
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Annals of Family Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Peer Coaches to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Rural Alabama: A Cluster Randomized Trial
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Annals of Family Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Annals of Family Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
3 + 13 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Peer Coaches to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Rural Alabama: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Monika M. Safford, Susan Andreae, Andrea L. Cherrington, Michelle Y. Martin, Jewell Halanych, Marquita Lewis, Ashruta Patel, Ethel Johnson, Debra Clark, Christopher Gamboa, Joshua S. Richman
The Annals of Family Medicine Aug 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S18-S26; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1798

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Get Permissions
Share
Peer Coaches to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Rural Alabama: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Monika M. Safford, Susan Andreae, Andrea L. Cherrington, Michelle Y. Martin, Jewell Halanych, Marquita Lewis, Ashruta Patel, Ethel Johnson, Debra Clark, Christopher Gamboa, Joshua S. Richman
The Annals of Family Medicine Aug 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S18-S26; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1798
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • INTRODUCTION
    • METHODS
    • RESULTS
    • DISCUSSION
    • Footnotes
    • REFERENCES
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Virtual Group Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD Facilitated by a Peer Coach
  • Peer-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Training to Improve Functioning in Patients With Diabetes: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
  • Impact of Peer Support on Acute Care Visits and Hospitalizations for Individuals With Diabetes and Depressive Symptoms: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Delivery of Health Coaching by Medical Assistants in Primary Care
  • Peer Support Interventions for Adults With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Hemoglobin A1c Outcomes
  • Challenges of Prolonged Follow-up and Temporal Imbalance in Pragmatic Trials: Analysis of the ENCOURAGE Trial
  • Challenges in the Ethical Review of Peer Support Interventions
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia
  • Proactive Deprescribing Among Older Adults With Polypharmacy: Barriers and Enablers
  • Artificial Intelligence Tools for Preconception Cardiomyopathy Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age
Show more Original Research

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • peer health coaching
  • self-management support
  • diabetes
  • primary care

Content

  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Early Access
  • Plain-Language Summaries
  • Multimedia
  • Podcast
  • Articles by Type
  • Articles by Subject
  • Supplements
  • Calls for Papers

Info for

  • Authors
  • Reviewers
  • Job Seekers
  • Media

Engage

  • E-mail Alerts
  • e-Letters (Comments)
  • RSS
  • Journal Club
  • Submit a Manuscript
  • Subscribe
  • Family Medicine Careers

About

  • About Us
  • Editorial Board & Staff
  • Sponsoring Organizations
  • Copyrights & Permissions
  • Contact Us
  • eLetter/Comments Policy

© 2025 Annals of Family Medicine