Helping rural adults with chronic illnesses and their carepartners manage health together
Improving the Collaborative Health of Adults with Chronic Conditions & Carepartner Dyads Through Interventions Addressing Social and Health Self-Management Needs
Telehealth coaching from nurses and community health workers helps rural adults with chronic conditions and their informal carepartners manage health, reduce stress, and improve daily life.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of South Carolina at Columbia NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Columbia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11128514 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You and your informal carepartner would work with a registered nurse and a community health worker through telehealth sessions that offer coaching on health promotion, chronic disease management, and help navigating health services. The program treats you and your carepartner as a team so it addresses how your relationship and shared stresses affect each person's well‑being. It offers strategies to reduce social isolation, connect you to community resources, and tailor self‑management plans for conditions like diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease. The study compares outcomes for dyads who get this RN‑CHW telehealth support to those who receive usual care to see whether quality of life and health measures improve for both partners.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) living in rural communities with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease who have an informal carepartner willing to participate are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without an informal carepartner, those not living in the rural areas served by the study, or individuals without reliable telehealth access may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If effective, the program could improve quality of life, reduce stress, and help control chronic conditions for rural patients and their carepartners.
How similar studies have performed: Related dyadic and telehealth programs, including the investigators' prior WISSDOM CINGs work in stroke patients, have shown promise, but this rural‑adapted intervention is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Columbia, United States
- University of South Carolina at Columbia — Columbia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Magwood, Gayenell Smith — University of South Carolina at Columbia
- Study coordinator: Magwood, Gayenell Smith
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.