Improving Diabetes Medication Management through Face to Face and Social Media Support among

African American Men

Co-PIs: Kylee Funk, PharmD, BCPSCaitlin Frail, PharmD, MS, BCACP

Assistant ProfessorsUniversity of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

NIH U54MD008620

The Team• Kylee Funk, PharmD, BCPS• Caitlin Frail, PharmD, MS, BCACPCo-PIs

• Cathy Jordan, PhD, LP• Caroline Gaither, PhD• Susan Everson-Rose, PhD, MPH

Mentors

• National USA Foundation, Inc. (Pastor LB West, Chairman of the Board of Directors)

• University of Mississippi College of Pharmacy

Partners

Background• Inadequate health education and barriers to

taking medications contribute to disparities

• Support groups have demonstrated success in chronic disease

• Pharmacists are well-positioned to facilitate this intervention

Intervention• Pharmacist-facilitated support groups

• First and last session are face-to-face with 10 weeks of online forum discussions in the middle

• 2 locations each with 5 cohorts of 10 participants

• 100 participants total

Research Questions and Approach

• What is the impact of pharmacist-facilitated online and face-to-face support groups on African American men?

• Targeted before and after surveys

• What is the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention?

• Semi-structured interviews with support group participants

Current Progress

• Enrollment ongoing in both communities

• Two initial support group meetings have occurred and online discussions have begun for these groups

• Data analysis will begin following group completion Summer 2016

Questions?Caitlin Frail: ckfrail@umn.eduKylee Funk: kafunk@umn.edu