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ABaCo

​Acceptance Based Coping (ABaCo) skills delivered by Promotores for Hispanic/Latino patients with T2DM

Brief description: This mentored patient-oriented career development award aimed to culturally adapt and test delivery of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention delivered by community health workers (Promotores) for primary care Hispanic/Latino patients with type 2 diabetes.  

Funded by: NIDDK/NIH, #1K23DK123398-01 

Study dates: 09/2019 – 06/2025

Total Award Amount: $686,657

ClinicalTrials.Gov ID: NCT06445725 

Recent related presentations (*indicates trainee status):

  1. Kanzler, K.E. (Jul, 2025). Evaluation and Plans for the Acceptance Based Coping (ABaCo) Skills Program for Hispanic/Latino/a/x patients with type 2 diabetes. In O. Morris (Chair), P. Robinson, J. Blue Star & M. Sasano (Discussant), Task-Sharing with Paraprofessionals: Increasing Access to Critical FACT Skills, symposium presented at the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Sciences World Conference 23, New Orleans, LA.

  2. *Asemota, O., Amspoker, A., *Igwelke, C. *Morris, O, Johnson-Esparza, Y., Romero, R., Kanzler, K. (June, 2025). Factors Associated with Diabetes Distress in a Spanish-Speaking Hispanic/Latino Population Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Poster presented at the American Diabetes Association ‘s Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL.

  3. *Morris, O., *Asemota, O., Morado, K., Romero, R., *Gonzalez, I., Amspoker, A., Kanzler, K. (March, 2025).Modifiable Factors Associated with Self-Management Behaviors and Glycemic Control in Spanish-Speaking Hispanic/Latino Patients Living with Type 2 Diabetes in South Texas. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

  4. Kanzler, K. (Presenter), Romero, R., (Presenter), Morris, O., Morado, K., Bay, K., Gonzalez, I. & Finley, E. (Oct, 2024). “Be Very Strong Because it’s Agonizing:” A Qualitative Study Learning from Hispanic/Latinx Patients with Unmanaged Type 2 Diabetes. One-hour session presented at the 30th annual Collaborative Family Healthcare Association conference, San Antonio, TX (Continuing Education Activity). 

 

Related publications under review: 

  1. Kanzler, K.E., Johnson-Esparza, Y., *Morris, O., Kelly, P.A., *Gonzalez, I., Romero, R.L., Garcini, L.M., Dindo, L., Amspoker, A.B. (Under Review). 

  2. Kanzler, K., Romero, R., *Morris, O., Morado, K., Johnson-Esparza, Y., *Gonzalez, I., *Bay, K., Finley, E. (Under Review). 

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