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SUBMITTER: Wagner JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6786915 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wagner Julie A JA Petry Nancy M NM Weyman Kate K Tichy Eileen E Cengiz Eda E Zajac Kristyn K Tamborlane William V WV
Pediatric diabetes 20190717 7
<h4>Background</h4>This randomized, controlled trial evaluated a monetary-based reinforcement intervention for increasing self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) among youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.<h4>Methods</h4>After a 2-week baseline, 60 participants were randomized to enhanced usual care (EUC) or Reinforcers. The Reinforcers group earned monetary rewards for SMBG and associated behaviors such as uploading glucose meters. Reinforcers were withdrawn at 24 weeks. A follow-up eva ...[more]