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The anxiety score change was significantly better for the patients in the child life intervention group than for those in the nonintervention group, F 1,135) = 4.24, p =.04.
210 patients will be enrolled and randomized to either the LIFE intervention or a standard of care control group, which consists of two dietitian-led diabetes self-management classes.
The hypothesis of the study is that the participants in the LIFE intervention will show a greater improvement in glycemic control over 12 months than participants in the control group.
The two-year Spirited Life intervention consists of: 1) a theological underpinning for health stewardship based on incarnation, grace, and response and delivered during workshops; 2) the stress management program Williams LifeSkills; 3) Naturally Slim, an online weight loss program; 4) phone contact with a Wellness Advocate; and 5) $500 small grants for health goals.
The LIFE intervention was delivered in 28 group sessions over 12 months and focused on improving diet through dietitian-led culturally-tailored nutrition education, increasing physical activity through self-monitoring using an accelerometer, increasing ability to manage blood sugar through modifications to lifestyle, and providing social support for behavior change.
However, in many countries, early life intervention is not routine clinical practice.
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Evaluation studies of real life interventions are unlikely to have designs that allow for theory testing.
The frequent changes may also have deleterious implications for the potential effectiveness of many real life interventions directed toward worksites.
Even today, studies find that more fervent religious devotion correlates to more desire for aggressive and medically futile end-of-life intervention, not less.
"Early-life intervention may be a strategy by which we can offset allergic asthma in perhaps a portion of the population," said Susan Lynch, co-author of the research from the University of California, San Francisco, adding that such interventions could include supplementing young babies with a cocktail of bacteria and other microbes lacking in their gut.
These CRM effects, elicited by a mid-life intervention, may have positive implications for healthy human aging or 'youthspan' and warrant further investigation.
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