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Community Evaluation of

The National Diabetes Education Program’s

Diabetes HealthSense Website

Community Evaluation Study Summary

Process
Research Questions	Methodology
What are educators’ experiences with NDEP as an aggregator of resources? To what extent are educators aware of NDEP, including resources such as Diabetes HealthSense? How do educators use NDEP, including resources such as Diabetes HealthSense? How satisfied are educators with NDEP, including resources such as Diabetes HealthSense?	Educator Pre & Post Interviews
To what extent were educators satisfied with the Diabetes HealthSense Train the Trainer session?	Educator Post Interviews
What were the characteristics of the Diabetes HealthSense education program? In what geographic locations were Diabetes HealthSense education programs held? When were the Diabetes HealthSense education programs held? Who participated in the Diabetes HealthSense education programs (populations served, number served)?	Educator Post Interview Participant Exit Satisfaction survey Participant Pre Survey
To what extent were the Diabetes HealthSense education programs implemented as intended? To what extent was the number of programs implemented as planned? To what extent were activities implemented as planned?	Educator Post Interview Participant Exit Satisfaction survey
What were participants’ experiences with the Diabetes HealthSense education program? To what extent were participants satisfied with the Diabetes HealthSense education program? To what extent were participants satisfied with their educators?	Educator Post Interview Participant Exit Satisfaction survey Participant Follow-up Interview
What were participants’ experiences with Diabetes HealthSense and the Diabetes HealthSense resources after the education program and at a one month follow-up? To what extent did participants intend to use Diabetes HealthSense as a source of diabetes resources? To what extent were participants satisfied with the website and the experience of using Diabetes HealthSense as a source of diabetes resources? To what extent did participants intend to use and use the resources found through Diabetes HealthSense? To what extent were participants satisfied with the resources found through Diabetes HealthSense?	Educator Post Interview Participant Exit Satisfaction survey Participant Follow-up Interview

Outcome
Research Questions	Methodology
Do educators increase knowledge, skills and self-efficacy around preventing (PAR) or managing diabetes (PWD)? Is there an increase in educator knowledge about NDEP as a resource? Is there an increase in educator knowledge of diabetes and lifestyle changes that can help prevent or manage diabetes? Is there an increase in educator self-efficacy to use NDEP resources such as Diabetes HealthSense with PAR/PWD and other educators? Is there an increase in educator skill level to use NDEP resources such as Diabetes HealthSense with PAR/PWD and other educators?	Educator Pre & Post Interviews
Do participants progress through stages of change toward adoption of behaviors that can help prevent or manage diabetes?	Participant Pre & Post Surveys Participant Follow-up Interview
Do participants increase awareness and use of NDEP resources such as Diabetes HealthSense?	Participant Pre & Post Surveys
Do participants make positive changes in their knowledge, self-efficacy, emotional health, and behaviors around preventing (PAR) or managing diabetes (PWD)? Is there an increase in participant knowledge of diabetes and lifestyle changes that can help prevent or manage diabetes? Is there an increase in participant self-efficacy of lifestyle changes that can help prevent or manage diabetes? Is there a decrease in participant emotional distress related to their diabetes or risk of diabetes? Is there an increase in participant behaviors that can help prevent or manage diabetes?	Participant Pre & Post Surveys Participant Follow-up Interview
Do program outcomes differ by participant subgroups? Are there subgroup differences in participant change in knowledge of diabetes and behaviors that can help prevent or manage diabetes? Are there subgroup differences in participant change in self-efficacy to engage in behaviors that can help prevent or manage diabetes? Are there subgroup differences in participant change in behaviors that can help prevent or manage diabetes?	Participant Pre & Post Surveys