KiT / Type 1 diabetes

A new chapter of care.

Exploring how conversational support can help young people navigate the transition from paediatric to adult care.

Illustration: A young person checks their phone on public transit, with a city and a winding line outside the window.

The everyday need

Moving from paediatric to adult care brings new routines, relationships, and responsibilities for young people living with type 1 diabetes.

What the work explores

Needs interviews and co-design workshops informed an SMS and chatbot approach. KiT explores conversational support that fits into the lives of young people during this transition.

What kind of support helps a young person find their way into adult care?

Research behind the work

Everyday self-management · Study protocol

Understanding Whether and How a Digital Health Intervention Improves Transition Care for Emerging Adults Living With Type 1 Diabetes: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Realist Evaluation

Authors

Ruoxi Wang, Geneviève Rouleau, Gillian Lynn Booth, Anne-Sophie Brazeau, Noor El-Dassouki, Madison Taylor, Joseph A Cafazzo, Marley Greenberg, Meranda Nakhla, Rayzel Shulman, and Laura Desveaux

Everyday self-management · Study protocol

Text message-based intervention, Keeping in Touch (KiT), to support youth as they transition to adult type 1 diabetes care: a protocol for a multisite randomised controlled superiority trial

Authors

Geetha Sanmugalingham, Elise Mok, Joseph A Cafazzo, Laura Desveaux, Anne-Sophie Brazeau, Gillian L Booth, Marley Greenberg, Jessica Kichler, Valeria E Rac, Peter Austin, Ellen Goldbloom, Mélanie Henderson, Alanna Landry, Ian Zenlea, Madison Taylor, Meranda Nakhla, and Rayzel Shulman

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